After reflecting on the role of lawyers in family law disputes, I have come to the conclusion that above all else, we are conflict managers. Each conflict is unique, and the attorney’s mission must be to discover the most effective (and efficient) way of resolving the dispute. As family lawyers, we have a special responsibility [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Collaborative Divorce’
December 19, 2007
The Friendly Divorce
Lex Familia has been seeing many articles recently concerning the advent of collaborative divorce, which is a system designed to civilize the divorce process. In collaborative divorce, the parties and their lawyers agree to work out the issues, relying on joint professionals such as accountants and social workers, to help them “collaborate” on reaching an agreement. In [...]
