Collaborative law and divorce mediation are less costly, more amicable alternatives to traditional divorce litigation.

Collaborative Law Packet

Collaborative Law

Can you and your spouse commit to be honest with one another and to treat each other respectfully throughout your divorce? Is each of you willing to negotiate solutions to resolve conflict in a way that reasonably satisfies the both of you?

If so, then collaborative law dissolution may be the method for you.

Divorce with Respect

In collaborative law, the parties and their attorneys agree not to go to court. The collaborative law process maximizes settlement options for both spouses and children, and reduces the negative effects of adversarial litigation.

Decide For Yourselves but Not By Yourselves

In a collaborative divorce, spouses and their respective attorneys hold a series of four-way meetings to settle all issues created by the divorce. Collaborative practice attorneys explore and address relevant legal issues and consequences while helping spouses to arrive at a fully informed agreement.

Collaborative law also can be used in domestic partnership divorces involving same-sex couples or non-married couples.

Few family law attorneys are trained in collaborative law or possess the skills required to manage such cases effectively. At Childs & Childs, our collaborative law attorneys were trained by some of the most experienced family law litigators and collaborative law attorneys in the area, and by the founder of collaborative practice. As our client, you and your spouse will work out your differences respectfully with the protection of an experienced attorney.

In addition, Fresno collaborative divorce lawyer Erin Rhames-Childs is certified by the International Association for Collaborative Law Professionals.

Contact Childs & Childs now to receive $50 off your consultation with a divorce mediation lawyer.

See a comparison of traditional litigation, collaborative law, and mediation.

See a comparison of the collaborative process and traditional divorce litigation.