Collaborative Family Law
Another option Foster Richmond LLP can offers clients is a process called Collaborative Family Law. Collaborative Law is a process whereby both parties and their lawyers commit to resolving a disputed matters privately and constructively to try to maximize the outcome for each party. Collaborative Law relies on an atmosphere of honesty, cooperation, integrity and professionalism.
The unique feature of Collaborative Law is that, in order to heighten the parties' commitment to resolving matters without the use of litigation, the parties must sign an agreement that they will not take any of the matters to Court with the Collaborative Lawyer they have retained. If the collaborative process is unsuccessful, the parties must terminate the services of the Collaborative Lawyer and retain new legal counsel if they wish to litigate.
The concept which drives Collaborative Family Law is that the breakdown of the family unit leads to complex matters, that require time and effort to resolve. The Collaborative setting becomes a forum to open up all issues for discussion, to try to arrive at a solution which addresses the specific needs of each family.
Many of the lawyers at Foster Richmond LLP have received training in Collaborative Law. They would be pleased to discuss this form of resolving family law matters with their clients.
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