What is Collaborative Practice?
Collaborative Practice is a new way for you to resolve disputes respectfully, without going to court, while working with trained professionals who are important to all aspects of your life.
The essence of Collaborative Practice is offering you and those you are in conflict the support, protection, and guidance of your own lawyers, with the support of specialists working as a team with the goal of creating shared solutions, maintaining communication and information sharing, and achieving a mutually acceptable settlement.
The principles of Collaborative Practice can be applied not only in domestic relations situations, but in the business arena as well!
To find out if the collaborative process is the right approach for you, your family, or your business - contact this Firm for a confidential consultation.
The Basic Principles of Collaborative Practice
Respect
The Collaborative Practice agreement to acknowledge and maintain each individual's dignity and respect supports both parties' highest goals. With open communication and information sharing, all parties continue to focus on their commitment to mutual respect throughout the Collaborative process.
Resolve
Serious conflict can be resolved without going to court. IACP* members are dedicated to negotiating mutually acceptable settlements outside the court system. The help of additional professionals in areas of finance, personal matters, business valuation, and children’s issues further strengthens the goal of resolution.
Renew
When mutual respect and a resolve to manage differences are maintained through Collaborative Practice, moving forward has a realistic basis for success. With a more positive process, new beginnings and opportunities take root more quickly.
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Business Law – The adversarial system of litigation is not the only method for resolving business disputes. Dissolving a business partnership, creating satisfactory buy-sell agreements, or simply resolving an operational dispute can also be resolved through the collaborative process.
Along with collaboratively trained professionals such as business valuation specialists and other financial specialists who assist the process with impartiality – providing a neutral analysis of business assets and other financial concerns, collaboratively trained attorneys work together with the business partners involved to help you come to the best resolution of the conflict.
