Divorce by mutual agreement
If you want to get your divorce right the first time in a respectful manner and under the guidance of professionals, the collaborative divorce, is your best option. It avoids lengthy court proceedings. Even if you are not married to each other, the collaborative divorce may be a suitable method for you. Especially when you have children together or when big business and financial interests are at stake.
This is how the collaborative divorce works
In consultation with you and both lawyers, a team of professionals will be composed to guide your divorce. This includes lawyers, a coach (psychologist), financial expert, and children’s coach if so required. Meetings are held with both partners and the team. In these meetings, information is shared, and bottlenecks, needs, and expectations are discussed. In a collaborative divorce, it is important that both partners are reasonable and transparent to each other. The professionals in the team constantly focus on finding solutions. Also for those tricky issues that you can no longer work out together. From experience, we know that the chances are very slim that a lengthy court procedure will be required as yet. Litigation is expensive, it delays, and often causes damage to mutual trust.