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Dallas-Area Lawyers, Online Sites Help Divorcing Couples Avoid Nasty Fight
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When Ken and Abbe Hitchcock decided to end their 18-year marriage, their priority was to spare their three children the nastiness and recriminations that often fly back and forth between a divorcing couple. “We did not want to get into a standard her-side vs. my-side argument,” said Mr. Hitchcock of McKinney, a vice president for an apartment development and construction company. “We did not want to be unusually cruel or draw any more pain and suffering to the situation than it already had.” The emotionally wrenching experience associated with divorce has led some couples and their lawyers to adopt a relatively new legal model to make divorce negotiations fairer and more beneficial to couples. It’s known as “collaborative family law” or collaborative divorce. Collaborative law is a process aimed at making divorce less acrimonious and more cooperative among the parties. Lawyers who practice collaborative law say it’s a refreshing alternative for an American legal system that’s based on adversaries battling it out in court. “People are much happier with their results,” said Janet Brumley, a partner at Verner & Brumley in Dallas. “It’s the sense of control that is so much better in collaborative law. Instead of lawyers and judges being in control, the control still remains very firmly with the husband and wife.” In a collaborative divorce, a couple and their lawyers sign a contract, agreeing to dissolve the marriage and settle all issues without… Source : accessmylibrary.com |
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