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Divorce Process Options: The Pros And Cons Of Each
Evaluating your divorce process options is an important step when you are considering divorce. Collaborative Practice Kansas City, with offices serving the entire Kansas City area, is here to help. Divorce process options include contested or litigation divorce, collaborative divorce, divorce mediation, and do-it-yourself divorce. All of your divorce process options are unique, each has…
Read MoreContested Divorce No Longer The Preferred Divorce Option For Families
Contested divorce, the traditional adversarial divorce process, is being replaced by collaborative divorce as the preferred divorce option for families. The collaborative process is designed to provide maximum support and resources for you and your spouse in reaching a mutually acceptable resolution of all the issues associated with a divorce and the resulting life changes.…
Read MoreHow To Get A Divorce In Kansas City
When you are deciding how to get a divorce, it may feel as though you are limited to options that are adversarial and extremely costly and traumatic for your family. It doesn’t have to be that way. Collaborative Practice Kansas City, LLC is a greater Kansas City community of independent legal, mental health and financial…
Read MoreDivorce Mediation May Help Avoid A Costly Court Battle
The goal of divorce mediation is to allow the divorcing couple to reach agreements that meet their needs as well as the needs of their children without the financial and emotional cost of a court battle. In divorce mediation, a neutral third party assists you and your spouse in reaching agreements about your divorce. The…
Read MoreDivorce Process Options: Which Is Right For You?
Evaluating your divorce process options is an important step when you are considering divorce. Divorce can be an overwhelming experience, but knowing your divorce process options can help prepare you. Collaborative Practice Kansas City, with offices serving the entire Kansas City metro area, is here to help. Divorce process options include contested or litigation divorce,…
Read MoreContested Divorce: Is There A Better Way?
Contested divorce, the traditional divorce process also known as litigation divorce, is often mired with fear, hurt feelings, and anger that make an agreeable resolution difficult, if not impossible. Both parties communicate almost exclusively through attorneys and bargain from specific and often conflicting positions, backed by threats of “We’ll just leave it up to the…
Read MoreCollaborative Divorce And The Role Of The Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
In a collaborative divorce, the role of a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, or CDFA Professional, is to help both the client and lawyer understand how the financial decisions made today will impact the client’s financial future. A CDFA Professional is someone who comes from a financial planning, accounting, or legal background and goes through intensive…
Read MoreCollaborative Divorce Can Save You Money
A collaborative divorce is an affordable alternative to financially and emotionally costly traditional litigation. The collaborative process is based on a pledge in which you, your spouse, and your attorneys contractually agree that you and your attorneys will not go to court, except to finalize the divorce. By removing courtroom drama from the equation…
Read MoreDivorce Mediation For Conflict Resolution
In divorce mediation, a neutral third party assists you and your spouse in reaching agreements about your divorce. The mediator does not have to be a lawyer and does not represent either of you. Even if the mediator is a lawyer, they cannot offer legal advice in their role as mediator, and they will…
Read MoreHow To Get A Divorce Using The Collaborative Process
When you’re wondering how to get a divorce, it may feel as though you are limited to options that are adversarial and extremely costly financially as well as in terms of time and energy, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Collaborative Practice Kansas City, LLC is a greater Kansas City community of independent…
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