Collaborative Family Law at Cohen Highley LLP

Collaborative Family Law

Collaborative Family Law is a voluntary dispute resolution process where each partner, with the help of their lawyer, reaches a settlement that best meets their goals and priorities. The process begins with both parties signing an agreement committing to this process and agreeing not to proceed to court; the decisions will be made through a cooperative process, rather than an adversarial process, where the decisions are made by a judge. Collaborative law is typically much less expensive than going through the court system and is often much quicker- which can greatly reduce everyone’s stress levels because this process moves away from being confrontational into a cooperation where everyone works as a team to resolve any differences.  This not only helps the parties, but it also benefites any children of the relationship.