ADVANTAGES OF COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AND MEDIATION
SPEED – You and your spouse decide when to have meetings with your attorneys and other team members. You are not dependent on an overloaded court calendar. The entire divorce process may take much less time.
PRIVACY – The financial and personal information discussed in your private meetings does not become public information.
CONTROL OVER PROCESS – You and your spouse decide what issues to discuss and in what order.
CONTROL OVER RESULT – You and your spouse make the final decisions – not a judge.
COST – Mediation and collaborative practice usually cost substantially less than adversarial litigation.
RELATIONSHIPS – These processes are designed to maintain future civil relationships and keep focus on the family, unlike courtroom disputes, which tend to polarize the parties.
