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You do have choicesDivorce (legal, as well as emotional) is a journey. It doesn’t have to be a war.Let me help you choose a path that conserves your emotional and financial resources for your family’s new life. When your marriage cannot be saved, it is normal to feel fearful – you are entering a world that feels out of control – and during the traditional divorce process you will most likely feel even more out of control. The questions seem endless: what about our children; where will we live; how will I make it financially – these are just a few. You do have choices about how to legally end your marriage – and litigation is only one choice – and most likely the most expensive choice, emotionally as well as financially. Your first step should be to consult with an experienced family lawyer who is familiar with alternative dispute resolution – and to ask him or her about the alternatives to throwing down the gauntlet and beginning the divorce war – where nobody wins. You should consider the following alternatives: MEDIATION: a neutral, trained third-party (mediator) works with you and your spouse to help you resolve your own issues. Attorneys are still involved in the process to advise you before and during the mediation process as to your legal rights and obligations and the consequences of your choices in mediation, and to prepare and file the appropriate documents when you and your spouse reach an agreement. COLLABORATION: the parties (and their attorneys) commit to resolving their issues without court intervention. The parties and their attorneys all meet and work together (without a mediator) to reach agreement with no threats of court action. Should the negotiations fail, the collaborative attorney will not litigate the case. BOTH THE MEDIATION AND COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE PROCESS ALLOW YOU TO RETAIN MORE CONTROL DURING YOUR DIVORCE, AND ARE GENERALLY FAR LESS EXPENSIVE, EMOTIONALLY AND FINANCIALLY, THAN THE LITIGATION PROCESS. To find out more about alternative dispute resolution, check out the following Links: Collaborativedivorce.net websiteThis site provides information regarding the collaborative divorce process, an alternative to litigation that may save you money and preserve the positive aspects of your relationship with your soon-to-be ex-spouse http://www.collaborativedivorce.net/ International Association of Collaborative Professionals website A site by The International Association of Collaborative Professionals about the collaborative divorce process. http://www.collaborativedivorce.net/ Center for Principled Family Advocacy website This group is primarily Cuyahoga County Attorneys and allied professional (mental health, accounting, and business valuations). (A Summit County Chapter of the Center for Principled Family Advocacy is in the forming stages) http://www.famad.com/ Please note that Attorney Berg has had the basic training in collaborative law and is continuing her training. If the links in the preceding text do not appear to work, please change your browser settings to enable pop-ups. |
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