Category Archives: Collaborative Divorce

Settling Child Custody And Access Cases

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Gary Direnfeld

Custody and access are positions that are only won by a race to the bottom. Each parent must present the worst of the other while at the same time elevating himself or herself as the better parent. This race to … Continue reading →

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Divorce: What if court wasn’t an option?

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Gary Direnfeld

Untangling a marriage can be difficult. Couples are intertwined emotionally, financially, residentially, socially and parentally. The goal of divorce is to unravel the interconnections so the parties may resume a life as independent of each other as possible. The divorce … Continue reading →

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Are you sure you need to go to Court?

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Gary Direnfeld

Parents, unable to resolve plans for the ongoing care of the children post-separation or child custody and/or access issues, may turn to the Courts for resolution. There is a subgroup of parents who will entrench themselves in their position and … Continue reading →

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Imagine… A Collaborative Approach To Divorce

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Gary Direnfeld

There is a movement in family law whereby divorcing couples can sign agreements with lawyers to not go to court. More specifically, the process is known as Collaborative Family Law (CFL) and the agreement to not go to court is … Continue reading →

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Collaborative Law and Social Work

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Gary Direnfeld

Collaborative Family Law offers divorcing couples a new approach to untangling marriage. The traditional approach has family lawyers settle disputes with at least the threat of litigation. Collaborative Family Law takes the threat of litigation out of the equation to … Continue reading →

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Step Away From The “C” Word!

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Gary Direnfeld

The quickest way to start conflict between separated parents is to talk to them about child custody. The mere mention of the word conjures up images of one parent winning the kids with the other parent losing. Traditional thinking has … Continue reading →

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