Proponents of the collaborative law process often discuss reasons to use the process when they are talking to clients or prospective clients. They frequently mention potential cost savings, the ability to maintain control of the process and agreements related to the process, the ability to minimize damage to their relationship with the other party, learning to communicate better by going through the process, and so on. However, one benefit of collaborative law that often goes undiscussed, or … [Read more...]
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Comparing Collaborative Law to Litigation
It is difficult to determine whether collaborative law is the right choice for obtaining your divorce if you have never been a party in a contested lawsuit. Litigation has common threads regardless of whether the case is one involving divorce, breach of contract, products liability or medical malpractice. All litigated cases have scheduling orders that require certain things to be done within a specified period of time. These include but are not limited to, written discovery, depositions, … [Read more...]