In our court system, a divorce may take more than a year after a petition is filed to become final. Emotionally drained individuals walk away with no one a victor. Contact our firm today to speak with an attorney about the possibility of using the collaborative approach in your divorce.
Is It Better To Fight It Out, or Work Together?
Lawsuits can be costly, time-consuming and emotionally draining. Taking an important child custody, child support, property division or other divorce matter to court can result in an outcome that disappoints everyone involved. In fact, many lawyers and judges will say that if neither party is happy when the final ruling is made, it was probably the right decision.
There is an alternative to giving control over to the courts. You can work together in a collaborative law setting to resolve disputes and establish agreements that are truly custom tailored to the needs of your family. The team at the Sweeney Law Offices can help.
Our trained collaborative law attorneys serve the legal needs of families in the Pittsburgh area and throughout western Pennsylvania. Contact us today to discuss whether collaborative divorce may be a real option in your case, or continue reading to learn more about some of the general concepts and features of collaborative family law.
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Collaborative Law Resource Links
Collaborative Practice Center This site provides informational articles and video on the collaborative procedure.
Social Science Resource Network Running a "Title, Abstract & Keywords" search for "collaborative law" returns links to collaborative law papers.
ABA Formal Opinion 07-447 on Ethical Considerations in Collaborative Law Practice, as provided by Collaborative Association of Brevard Full text of the American Bar Association Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility Formal Opinion 07-447, dated August 9, 2007, as provided by the Collaborative Association of Brevard.
It's All About the Relationship: Collaborative Law in the Employment Context Links to academic paper by Marcia L. McCormick, Samford University — Cumberland School of Law.
Law as a Healing Profession: The Comprehensive Law Movement Links to academic paper by Susan Daicoff, Florida Coastal School of Law.
Appreciating Collaborative Lawyering Links to academic paper by Ascanio Piomelli, University of California — Hastings College of the Law.
Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee The full text of the formal opinion titled "Ethical Considerations in the Collaborative and Cooperative Law Contexts," adopted February 24, 2007, is provided in this site.
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