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When to Collaborate
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Why Collaborate?
Most people want to RESOLVE their disputes QUICKLY and move on.
COOPERATIVE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS that meet the needs of both parties. You and the other party share CONTROL of THE PROCESS and make the decisions You can TELL YOUR STORY without interruption. You're SAFE. Abusive, threatening, or belittling behavior is not allowed. Agreements can be tested out during a trial period before they are signed. The process is CONFIDENTIAL. Statements made and documents prepared in the course of Collaboration are not admissible in public unless all the participants agree. |
Collaboration Resources
Comprehensive Law Practice: law as a healing profession by Susan Daicoff
Overviews the entire movement Lawyers As Peacemakers by J. Kim Wright An overview of approaches are presented including collaborative law, humanizing legal agreements. Collaborative Law: a new model for dispute resolution by Sheila M. Gutterman This includes an overview of the development and current status of collaborative law; the necessary skills, knowledge, and attitude required of the lawyers and the parties. Collaborative Law: achieving effective resolution in divorce without litigation by Pauline H. Tesler This book explains how the Collaborative Law approach engages the unique problem-solving skills of lawyers to achieve settlements that customize outcomes in the way that few courts are able to achieve. In the collaborative process, fees and costs are minimized, high-quality legal counsel and negotiating assistance are built in, and the ability of divorcing spouses to cooperate and co-parent is maximized to a dramatic extent. The Affective Assistance of Counsel: practicing law as a healing profession by Marjorie Silver Many practitioners have engaged in a quiet revolution, a marriage of theory and practice designed to maximize the healing potential of the law. The result has been a variety of approaches such as Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Collaborative Law, and Creative Problem-Solving. Lawyers are cultivating Emotional Intelligence, Multicultural Competence, and Mindfulness. They are developing ways of working consistent with their spiritual and religious beliefs. |
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