Collaborative Law is a process that minimizes the financial and emotional costs common in divorce litigation. Even in the worst of circumstances, a “good divorce” is still possible. Expensive litigation exacts a tremendous toll on people and their children. Increasingly, couples are searching for an alternate means to divorce which allows them greater control of the outcome, provides confidentiality and avoids court.
A new way to resolve disputes is available that helps people achieve these goals. In 2013, Washington became the seventh state to adopt the Uniform Collaborative Law Act, thus providing Washington families a new, legally sanctioned way to pursue resolution of their divorce outside of the courtroom.
Using the collaborative model of dispute resolution, couples are able to create solutions, agreements and future plans based on their life circumstances, acknowledging that they know their own families, businesses, financial needs and goals best.
How Does It Work?
Both parties hire a lawyer trained in the collaborative process. The parties commit to resolve all issues without threats of “going to court”. Working with a team of neutral professionals, divorcing couples work together to create their own agreements that meet everyone’s needs. This team approach is on the cutting edge of dispute resolution options, because your spouse and his/her attorney are no longer your adversaries trying to get the biggest share of the pie. They become part of a team dedicated to meeting both parties’ needs and goals.
The professional team can include a financial planner, child specialist and/or divorce coaches. The parties choose and agree on which neutral professionals, who act as built-in reality checks, would be helpful to them.
The collaborative process allows people to stay in control of the outcome. The team approach to resolving conflicts facilitates “think-outside-the-box” solutions not possible in court where judges are constrained to use standards that may not fit your needs and goals. Collaborative divorce doesn’t require you to hand over control of your life, your children, or your money to a court. You don’t have to agree with anything that you don’t want, contrary to a court ruling that you may have little or no control over.
How Much Does It Cost?
One of the first thoughts many people have is that this team approach sounds expensive. The truth is that the costs of attorney time and neutral experts working in a collaborative divorce are often a fraction of what a litigated divorce would cost. Add to that the fact that collaborative divorce agreements are much more durable, meaning that it is much less common for parties to have to seek modifications down the road as compared to divorce orders established by a court.
Why Hire Marie Tilden For Your Collaborative Divorce?
Collaborative law requires special skill-sets and training beyond law school. The success of a collaborative divorce greatly depends on the skill, expertise and training of the lawyers and other professionals. Marie has engaged in extensive, advanced collaborative training in addition to training in alternate dispute resolutions and mediation. Her 15+ years of family law experience enhance her ability to provide unmatched service to her collaborative clients to successful resolutions that save money, time and heartache.
A new way to resolve disputes is available that helps people achieve these goals. In 2013, Washington became the seventh state to adopt the Uniform Collaborative Law Act, thus providing Washington families a new, legally sanctioned way to pursue resolution of their divorce outside of the courtroom.
Using the collaborative model of dispute resolution, couples are able to create solutions, agreements and future plans based on their life circumstances, acknowledging that they know their own families, businesses, financial needs and goals best.
How Does It Work?
Both parties hire a lawyer trained in the collaborative process. The parties commit to resolve all issues without threats of “going to court”. Working with a team of neutral professionals, divorcing couples work together to create their own agreements that meet everyone’s needs. This team approach is on the cutting edge of dispute resolution options, because your spouse and his/her attorney are no longer your adversaries trying to get the biggest share of the pie. They become part of a team dedicated to meeting both parties’ needs and goals.
The professional team can include a financial planner, child specialist and/or divorce coaches. The parties choose and agree on which neutral professionals, who act as built-in reality checks, would be helpful to them.
The collaborative process allows people to stay in control of the outcome. The team approach to resolving conflicts facilitates “think-outside-the-box” solutions not possible in court where judges are constrained to use standards that may not fit your needs and goals. Collaborative divorce doesn’t require you to hand over control of your life, your children, or your money to a court. You don’t have to agree with anything that you don’t want, contrary to a court ruling that you may have little or no control over.
How Much Does It Cost?
One of the first thoughts many people have is that this team approach sounds expensive. The truth is that the costs of attorney time and neutral experts working in a collaborative divorce are often a fraction of what a litigated divorce would cost. Add to that the fact that collaborative divorce agreements are much more durable, meaning that it is much less common for parties to have to seek modifications down the road as compared to divorce orders established by a court.
Why Hire Marie Tilden For Your Collaborative Divorce?
Collaborative law requires special skill-sets and training beyond law school. The success of a collaborative divorce greatly depends on the skill, expertise and training of the lawyers and other professionals. Marie has engaged in extensive, advanced collaborative training in addition to training in alternate dispute resolutions and mediation. Her 15+ years of family law experience enhance her ability to provide unmatched service to her collaborative clients to successful resolutions that save money, time and heartache.
