Collaborative Law is a name
given to an attitude toward resolving legal disputes and the policies and
practices that put that attitude into action. You won't find 'collaborative
law' in the statutes or administrative regulations of your state,
you will find it in the professionalism and integrity of those who practice
collaborative law.
An attitude is a predisposition
on how to see things. The basic attitude marking collaborative law
is of solving the problem, not fighting the fight.
People tend to find things
where they look for them. Some people look upon the civil justice system
as where to go to fight. They will find the fight they are looking
for. Some people look upon the civil justice system as a place to resolve
a dispute they have with another. Collaborative law is what they are
looking for.
Many ethical and professional
lawyers are troubled by the trend, especially in family law practice, of
fighting over everything, depleting the client's resources, adding to the
hard feelings and going nowhere fast. These lawyers would like to
use their skills to make their client's lives better by solving the problem
at hand-- not by giving in, but also not prolonging the fight. These
lawyers have a collaborative law attitude
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