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A lawyer who practices collaborative family law is specially trained and has practiced law for at least five years. During that time, the lawyer has focused on domestic relations — family law.
Lawyers practicing collaborative family law commit to the process as well as its outcome. They receive special training and education that encourages mature, co-operative and non-combative behavior. They treat both parties as participants in the settlement team. And they formally pledge not to take the case to court.
Lawyers who practice collaborative law protect the privacy and dignity of all involved in the process. They uphold standards of integrity and, if inconsistencies and miscalculations occur, seek to correct them.
Collaborative law practitioners expend as much effort working toward settlement of your case as they would to prepare for and conduct a trial. As needed, they provide complete, honest and open disclosure of all relevant information with the required oaths and documentation. Usually, however, they do this without formal proceedings. If an impasse arises, they may suggest that you bring in a neutral third party as a mediator.
