Reaching a collaborative parenting plan
Children may suffer most from divorce and be least able to understand and express their feelings. Communication with parents may be difficult, if not impossible. The child specialist, an individual...
View ArticleHelp for your emotions in collaborative divorce
Divorce is far more than a legal proceeding. Divorce is a major life transition that can wreak havoc on your emotions and your ability to make wise legal and financial decisions. A key professional on...
View ArticleCollaborative divorce and your finances
The divorce settlement will, in part, determine your financial well-being for many years to come. The guidance of a financial specialist will help protect your and your family’s interests....
View ArticleThe role of attorneys in collaborative divorce
Your collaborative attorney provides you with personal and specific legal advice as he or she would in any divorce. The end goal of collaborative divorce is meeting the ongoing needs of you, your...
View ArticleThe Powerful Emotions of Divorce
Divorce is an Emotional Event If this is your first major loss, and divorce often is, the intensity of the emotions may take you by surprise. There isn’t much in life that prepares us for the divorce...
View ArticleWhy should a financial professional be involved in my collaborative divorce?
Why should a financial professional be involved in my collaborative divorce? By Daryl James, Attorney At Law; (303) 447-9688 This question comes up regularly. Having already hired a collaborative...
View ArticleWhy do we need a facilitator in our collaborative divorce?
by Daryl James, Attorney at Law, 303-447-9688 Collaborative negotiation is a team effort, and each member has a role. Lawyers provide legal representation, making sure their clients are aware of the...
View ArticleOrigins of collaborative practice in Boulder
By Daryl James, Attorney At Law (303) 447-9688 Collaborative practice arrived in Boulder in 2003, after a group of lawyers heard Pauline Tesler, a leading proponent for collaborative practice in...
View ArticleFeeling Shattered After Your Relationship Ending?
Feeling Shattered? The In-Between Zone is the vulnerable space between the life you have known and the life that is not put back together yet. It is full of chaos, confusion and fear. It is the...
View ArticleChoosing Mediation or the Collaborative Divorce Process
By Beth Brown-Ornstein, Mediator, Collaborative Divorce Facilitator, (303) 415-2042 As a mediator and as a Collaborative Divorce Facilitator (CDF), I think there are similar and different benefits to...
View ArticleDealing with Retirement Accounts in Divorce
Retirement Accounts in Divorce If you and/or your spouse have one or more retirement accounts, what are some of the considerations you should take into account concerning your retirement accounts in...
View ArticleNew Maintenance Law Takes Effect 1.1.19
On January 1, the new federal lawregarding taxation of maintenance took effect. Prior to this year, maintenance (also known as alimony) paid by one ex-spouse to another was deductible from the payor’s...
View ArticleUse the Collaborative Process to Protect Family Relationships
An important part of collaborative process is acknowledging the importance of family relationships. While Colorado law emphasizes the importance of meeting the best interests of the children of...
View ArticleCreating Stability For Your Children
Most divorcing parents agree that they want stability for their children, but this is hard when everything is changing. In collaborative divorce, the Collaborative Divorce facilitator works with you...
View ArticleNeeds-based Approach To Allocating Debt and Assets
The collaborative divorce process has been described as a gentler way of dissolving a marriage. Difficult financial issues to be resolved include, but are not limited to: Division of assets and debts...
View ArticleDivorcing Collaboratively Leads to Better Sense of Well-Being
Divorcing collaboratively can increase your sense of well-being. Research conducted by the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals shows that those who divorce collaboratively have a...
View ArticleChoosing Mediation or the Collaborative Divorce Process
As a mediator and as a Collaborative Divorce Facilitator (CDF), I think there are similar and different benefits to using either the mediation or the Collaborative divorce law process. Both processes...
View ArticleDealing with Retirement Accounts in Divorce
If you and/or your spouse have one or more retirement accounts, what are some of the considerations you should take into account concerning your retirement accounts in divorce? This information may be...
View ArticleNew Maintenance Law Takes Effect 1.1.19
On January 1, the new federal law regarding taxation of maintenance took effect. Prior to this year, maintenance (also known as alimony) paid by one ex-spouse to another was deductible from the payor’s...
View ArticleDivorcing Collaboratively Leads to Better Sense of Well-Being
Divorcing collaboratively can increase your sense of well-being. Research conducted by the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals shows that those who divorce collaboratively have a...
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