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This article is the second part of an article exploring the collaborative divorce process in Arizona using the full team approach. Arizona Collaborative Divorce Process – Part 1 3. Child Specialist. The parties jointly retain a mental health professional to act as a child specialist. The child specialist acts as a neutral representative of the [...]
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A. Generally. Collaborative divorce is a method of resolving a family law issue through cooperative means with an agreement to not litigate the case and to disclose information voluntarily. If the parties later choose to litigate, they cannot not use the same professionals they used in the collaborative process. While the term “collaborative divorce” is [...]
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This article is the second part of an article exploring the Arizona attorney’s role in the collaborative process and various ethical problems that arise. The first part of this article Collaborative Divorce Process AZ. 3. Ethical Question: Doesn’t an attorney have to zealously represent his/her client? The Arizona Supreme Court removed the obligation to zealously [...]
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In the collaborative process, a separate collaborative lawyer is retained by each party. This lawyer must be licensed to practice law. The attorney has a unique challenge in the collaborative process. Attorneys generally have the litigation process and posturing engrained in their way of being. In the collaborative process, attorneys have to learn to advocate [...]
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A. What is Collaborative Divorce Law? Collaborative law is a method of resolving disputes without litigation. The parties agree to stop, delay or avoid litigation and hire professionals trained in collaborative law to negotiate settlement. The parties may just hire their own collaboratively trained divorce attorneys or other professionals as well. Financial experts and child [...]
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What is Collaborative Law? A. Definition The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP) defines Collaborative Practice as: “A dispute resolution practice in which: settlement-by-agreement is intentionally pursued as the positive outcome of legal representation; cooperative practices replace adversarial techniques and litigation; and the parties actively participate in all negotiations necessary for resolution.” B. History of [...]
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In Arizona you can use collaborative divorce to stay out of the courtroom. Collaborative divorce in Arizona will save you the stress of litigating in front of a judge.
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Collaborative divorce in Arizona is used to settle a divorce outside of the courtroom.
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