High-stakes divorce often creates high-level conflict for professionals. The traditional win-loss mindset of litigation often results in a net loss for the family estate. Aside from depleted assets, you can face a damaged reputation with years of stress. While a...
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Mediation & Collaborative Law
Will mediation work for my Connecticut divorce?
When it comes to divorce, many have this idea of two parties fighting bitterly. They imagine scenes chaos and court room litigation, just like the scenes from a television show or movie. However, conscious uncoupling and divorce where both parties agree that the...
Is mediation right for your divorce?
No relationship is without quarrels and frustrations; however, some couples are better suited as being not married. While the idea of divorce can feel overwhelming, there are ways to make this emotional and challenging time less difficult. Divorce does not have to...
Can I change my mind after divorce mediation?
Mediating your Connecticut divorce has many benefits. Mediation generally saves you time and money. Additionally, mediation often helps preserve a respectful relationship with your former spouse, which can be especially important if you share children. However,...
Understanding collaborative divorce in Connecticut
In Connecticut, as in most states, a divorce is viewed as a long, arduous process fraught with stress, disagreement, bitter arguments, and emotional scarring. While this brief description includes many divorces, it does not include all divorces. In the last several...
Does collaborative law mean we have to share stuff after divorce?
Collaborative law often gets confused with the idea that divorcing couples must split everything equally. In reality, this approach in Connecticut focuses more on cooperation than on equal division. It offers a respectful, team-based alternative to court battles,...
Is divorce mediation ever a bad idea?
You may have heard about the benefits of mediating your Connecticut divorce. Mediation is a way of resolving your divorce without going to court. Rather than argue over any unresolved issues in a courtroom, mediation allows you and your spouse to meet with a mediator...
What divorce issues can I settle through mediation?
The divorce process can be taxing and overwhelming, especially if there are various decisions left unsettled because of conflicts between you and your former spouse. Sometimes, going to court to address these concerns can be essential. Other times, you can enter...
A cooperative approach to child custody decisions
Decisions regarding child custody often become the most emotionally challenging part of the divorce process. The preferred custody arrangement in Connecticut and most other states is joint legal custody because it allows both parents to share the decision-making...
The role of a disqualification clause in collaborative law
Collaborative law offers a gentler method of resolving legal disputes. It encourages all parties to work toward a solution that everyone agrees on. This method is particularly useful in family law scenarios, like divorce, where maintaining a positive relationship...
