COLLABORATIVE LAW / COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE is based on

• a pledge not to go to court
• an honest exchange of information
• 2 cooperating attorneys
• a team that may include mental health professionals, a neutral accountant, and a child specialist
• a commitment to arrive at a solution that takes into account the highest priorities of the adults and children
• focus on a compassionate ending and a healthy, new beginning

Mediation is a process in which an impartial third party – a mediator – facilitates the resolution of a dispute by promoting voluntary agreement (or "self-determination") by the parties to the dispute. A mediator facilitates communications, promotes understanding, focuses the parties on their interests, and seeks creative problem to enable the parties to reach their own agreement.