Information about Collaborative Law for Clients

• Problem solving with lawyers where you and your spouse try to understand each other.
  
  
• You and your spouse are responsible for gathering information and solutions.
  
  
• Both lawyers help you and your spouse to:
  • find and focus on what is important to you and what concerns you;
  • understand each other's concerns;
  • gather and exchange information;
  • explore a wide range of possible choices; and
  • reach solutions acceptable to both of you.
    
    
• You and your spouse and both collaborative lawyers work as a team.
  
  
• It may take much less time and money to settle matters using the Collaborative Law Process.
  
  

• You, your spouse and both lawyers will meet together as often as you and your spouse need to meet.
  
  
• You, your spouse and both lawyers will sign a contract agreeing not to go to court. What happens in the meetings cannot be used as evidence in Court.
  
  
• During these meetings you and your spouse, with your lawyers' help, will:
  
  
  • identify what is important to you and your spouse and what concerns you each have;
  • identify what you and your spouse need to talk about (issues);
  • gather and exchange information;
  • explore a wide range of possible choices; and
  • reach solutions acceptable to both of you.