The Covid-19 pandemic has made the backlog of family court worse, with some jurisdictions being shut down completely for months. Many divorcing couples rely on the courts to settle disputes without ...

While collaborative law has a high success rate – around 90% of cases reach agreement – there are occasions where couples ...

When many parties are going through a divorce, they decide to enter into negotiations with their spouse by themselves. They may engage in in-person negotiations. They may exchange emails, texts or ...

One morning seven years ago, Tammy's* husband Scott* came home from his regular Sunday morning bike ride. He was heading for the coffee but wondered if his wife of more than 20 years might like a cup ...

We urge the Judiciary Committee to consider a proposal to enact the Uniform Collaborative Law Act in Connecticut. Like mediation, the practice of collaborative law has emerged primarily in the context ...

It’s a common scenario: You don’t want a court to determine your family’s affairs, but you do want a structure in place to ensure you (and your children) get a fair outcome. You have options and one ...

A group of Panhandle lawyers has started a nonprofit that aims to reduce the cost and emotional turmoil of divorces. West Florida Collaborative Law has only been in existence for a few months, but ...

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South Florida is famously litigious, but a new family law firm in the region aims to use a recently established form of alternative dispute resolution to resolve family matters outside the courtroom.

A lot of people contemplating the end of their marriage think there’s only one way to go about it: in a messy, scorched-earth, expensive divorce. If the divorcing couple is very wealthy and co-owns ...

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