The third option for divorce is a Collaborative Divorce. It’s like mediation on steroids.
Collaborative Divorce is similar to mediation in that it’s protected by the evidence code. Everything is confidential, privileged, private, and can’t be used in court against you. What makes it different is that it creates a team of people who will help you get through what can be a very painful process, as painlessly as possible. Collaborative Divorce calms the waters. It allows you to take stock in yourself before you get into the process.
In a Collaborative Divorce you are surrounded by a team of experts, appraisers, mental health professionals, actuaries, real estate people, people you need to access so that you can reorganize your life, maximize your tax position, divide your assets peacefully, and become successful co-parents.
When you go to court, you get distributive bargaining. Judges are limited by the rules, by the statutes, by the code sections. The judge makes the best decisions in accordance with the law. When you have a Collaborative Divorce, you make the best decisions for your family.
Option 1: The Kitchen Table
Option 2: Mediation
Option 3: Collaborative Divorce
Option 4: Arbitration
Option 5: Negotiation in the Shadow of Litigation
Option 6: Rent-A-Judge
Option 7: Litigation
