An article this week in the New Zealand Herald got me thinking. The author writes, “Lawyers know about conflict and extreme positions and applying rules and measuring out assets and applying formulas and assessing risk. What lawyers don’t seem to know about is that there is really only one answer to everything. Forgiveness.”
In a way, she’s right. Yet what she says is basically what those of us practicing collaborative law have been trying to say all along. Divorce is a crisis of huge proportions. It’s messy, it’s complicated, it’s painful. While traditional lawyers are trained to defend their clients according to the laws, collaborative lawyers are trained to help families in crisis reorganize their lives with dignity, honor and peace. The goal of Collaborative Divorce is to begin as two, end as one, and still feel whole.
Recently I heard a woman say that it was too late to begin the collaborative process because she’d all ready hired a traditional lawyer. It’s never too late to turn things around and seek peace.
If you or someone you know has questions about the collaborative process, send us an email by clicking here: Info@TheLawCollaborative.com. You can also call our toll free number (888) 852-9961, and please feel free to visit our information center. We’re here to help.
