HOW TO GET STARTED
If you think
the Collaborative Family Law process may work for you, these are the steps to take:
- Introduce the concept to your partner:
You can either tell your partner about
collaborative law or you can give your partner our NJCDA website address
www.njcda.org and your spouse can explore in his or her own time the details of
the collaborative law process.
- Each partner chooses a collaborative family law lawyer
Take the time to contact attorneys and find out if you have a rapport with the attorney and how the attorney approaches the
collaborative divorce process. You may speak to more than one attorney if you feel it necessary. Each of the professional
members of NJCDA are dedicated, trained and share the same desire to help resolve conflicts through collaboration, not litigation.
- Each
spouse meets with his or her own attorney.
During that consultation you will retain your collaborative lawyer and discuss what your goals and priorities are with regard
to the dissolution of the partnership.
- The two collaborative family law attorneys will schedule a 4-way
meeting where the two clients and two family law attorneys meet to begin listening to each client's goals and needs, and
begin developing creative solutions to reach an acceptable agreement that meets the entire family's needs.
