What Is the Difference Between Collaborative Law and Having Attorneys Negotiate a Settlement?
In Collaborative Law the attorneys are trained to help the parties reach their own resolution with a focus on defining mutual interests and resolving the issues in a way that meets the interests of both parties. In more traditional negotiations, the attorney will work to get the best possible deal for his or her client based upon the party’s (or the attorney’s) stated goal. That goal may not even meet the interest of the client, no less the other spouse or the family. Even in the friendliest of more traditional settlement negotiations, threats may be made and positions may be taken which make it more difficult for the parties to co–parent together after the divorce.
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