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The collaborative divorce
team may consist of divorce coaches, family lawyers, a child
specialist and/or financial specialist who work together with
the divorcing couple. The extent to which each of the professionals
is involved will depend on the unique needs and circumstances
of each family
The team approach is flexible and tailored to meet the needs
of each family. Not all cases will have all members of the team
on board. However, in all cases, each person will be represented
by a family lawyer.
Lawyers
are trained in mediation and the collaborative process. Family
lawyers provide legal advice. Each client retains a family lawyer
to advise them individually. The client consults privately with
their respective lawyer and then participates in four way meetings
with the other spouse and their lawyer. The lawyers use their
non-adversarial mediation skills to assist the clients in reaching
a settlement. The lawyers prepare the necessary legal documents
to complete the process.
Divorce
Coaches are Registered Clinical Counselors, Registered
Psychologists, or otherwise certified professionals who are
well versed in family dynamics and issues pertaining to separation
and divorce. Coaches provide emotional support, teach communication
skills, discuss parenting concerns, and help ensure that needs,
concerns and feelings are understood and contained. Typically,
each person will have their own coach to assist them during
the collaborative process.
Child
Specialists focus on your children's needs in
the separation process. Each child specialist comes into the
process with specialized training in child development as well
as expertise related to children of divorce. Working as independent
advocates for children, child specialists provide each child
with a safe place to share their feelings and express their
needs. Through this process the child specialist works to ensure
that the emotional needs and concerns of each child are being
considered by both parents and all members of the team.
Financial
Advisors work for both parties, also as a neutral
third party. The financial advisor assists with the gathering
of the financial information and the preparation of budgets.
They also act as a resource in dealing with such financial issues
as tax implications, the projection of investment incomes and
have available computer software for analyzing various options
for the division of the family assets and the determination
of support payments if necessary.
Use the links above to the various professions to access
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