What happens if one side or the other does hide documents or is dishonest in some other way, misusing the Collaborative Law process to take advantage of the other party?
This could happen. (It also can and does happen in conventional legal representation.) What is different about Collaborative Law is that the collaborative law agreement requires the lawyer to withdraw if the client is being less than fully honest, or participating in the process with less than good faith. For instance, if documents are altered or withheld, or if a client is deliberately delaying matters for economic or other gain, the lawyers have promised in advance that they will withdraw, discontinuing representation of the client.
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- What happens if one side or the other does play "hide the ball," or is dishonest in some way, or misuses the Collaborative Law process to take advantage of the other party?
- What kind of information and documents are available in the Collaborative Law Process?
- What happens if someone will not sign the divorce papers?
