{"id":435,"date":"2016-09-30T15:21:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T22:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ogbornelaw.com\/?p=435"},"modified":"2023-07-24T21:17:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T21:17:19","slug":"inside-collaborative-divorce-considering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webtechs-designs.com\/2023Ogborne\/inside-collaborative-divorce-considering\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside a Collaborative Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/webtechs-designs.com\/2023Ogborne\/inside-collaborative-divorce-considering\/#Considering_Collaborative_Divorce\" >Considering Collaborative Divorce<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/webtechs-designs.com\/2023Ogborne\/inside-collaborative-divorce-considering\/#Meet_the_Williamss\" >Meet the Williams\u2019s<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/webtechs-designs.com\/2023Ogborne\/inside-collaborative-divorce-considering\/#Researching_Divorce_Options\" >Researching Divorce Options<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/webtechs-designs.com\/2023Ogborne\/inside-collaborative-divorce-considering\/#How_Collaborative_Divorce_Differs\" >How Collaborative Divorce Differs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Considering_Collaborative_Divorce\"><\/span>Considering Collaborative Divorce<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Divorce. Even the word itself brings up all kinds of emotions\u2014although most of them are negative. But, as many families are recently learning, the process could be made better if you added the adjective \u201ccollaborative\u201d in front of that dirty noun.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Meet_the_Williamss\"><\/span>Meet the Williams\u2019s<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tony and Katherine Williams have been married for 15 years. They started dating in college and married shortly after graduation. During that time, they\u2019ve become the proud parents of two children: Susan, 12, and Grant, 8.<\/p>\n<p>What started out as a textbook love story changed during the last few years. While both Tony and Katherine are committed to their children, their dedication to each other has waned. When Tony mentioned that he felt some space was needed, Katherine didn\u2019t argue. Their \u201ctrial separation\u201d allowed them to see how it would be like not living together, and they had to admit they liked it.<\/p>\n<p>The children weren\u2019t thrilled about the six months Dad wasn\u2019t living in the house with them, but he came over for dinner a couple of times a week, and Saturdays were spent doing something fun with just Dad. So while it wasn\u2019t ideal, they were getting used to the new arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>Divorce, however, was another matter, and no one was really looking forward to that prospect.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Researching_Divorce_Options\"><\/span>Researching Divorce Options<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since Katherine had always been the more analytical one in the marriage, she started to look at options for divorce. There was little animosity between her and Tony, so she wanted to lessen their expenses by hiring just one attorney.<\/p>\n<p>But the more she talked to people and did research, the more she learned that it was important she and Tony each had their own counsel. It wasn\u2019t so much to create a strong offense but to ensure a good defense. While neither thought they\u2019d have any problems through the divorce, they still wanted to protect their interests. And the interest of their children&#8217;s emotional well being.<\/p>\n<p>It was a fluke that Tony heard about the collaborative divorce process from a friend while on the golf course. The friend was going through a collaborative divorce himself and liked how everyone in the family was involved and valued. When Tony heard this, he shared the information with Katherine who, after doing a little more research, agreed this would be the best process for their family.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Collaborative_Divorce_Differs\"><\/span>How Collaborative Divorce Differs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What the Williams\u2019s found out about collaborative divorce is that the whole family is involved. Not only do Tony and Katherine work together, but Susan and Grant play a part as well. The collaborative process understands, as do the Williams\u2019s, that although they\u2019re going through a divorce, they won\u2019t cease to be a family. And they liked that.<\/p>\n<p>Also, with a collaborative divorce, there\u2019s a lot of support. A counselor and financial planner are involved, as well as their attorneys. Tony and Katherine felt better knowing that all of their questions can be answered.<\/p>\n<p>Although divorce may be a dirty word, when you add the word collaborative in front, you can transform the process into a way to grow and change together. And that appeals to many families.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to see how the Williams family goes through the collaborative divorce process as our series, Inside a Collaborative Divorce, continues.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Considering Collaborative Divorce<br \/>\nDivorce. 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