Why People Use Collaborative Law To Resolve Family Law Disputes

What are the advantages of choosing Collaborative Law?

Choosing Collaborative Law offers many advantages when it comes to resolving family law disputes:

• Collaborative Law can be used to resolve disputes at any stage. The earlier you engage with Collaborative Law, the better. This helps avoid litigation from escalating.
• It offers a confidential means of resolving disputes, in contrast to the public nature of court proceedings.
• Collaborative Law is non-binding until a settlement is reached.
• Collaborative Law allows parties to control the process and reach an agreement customized to their needs.
• Rather than leaving the ultimate decisions about a family and their personal interests to a judge, parties get to maintain ownership of the decision-making and can rely upon experts for guidance.
• Collaborative Law participants contribute to the resolution and therefore “buy-into it” more which means less chances of future issues becoming a fight and more chances of everybody abiding by the agreement.
• An out-of-court settlement is usually faster and less expensive than going to court to settle family law issues.
• The professionals involved help keep the discussion focused on the interests of the parties, which can reduce future conflict by improving communication between the parties and strengthening their ability to work together.

What happens when the Collaborative Process is completed?

When Collaborative Law is successful, the parties can sign a legally binding contract that explains their agreement and their lawyers will acquire whatever Judgments or Orders might be necessary.