Georgia Collaborative Divorce and Family Law Blog

News and thoughts on collaborative divorce and family law Issues in Georgia. Collaborative law is a client-centered process that focuses on the legal, emotional and financial elements of divorce and allows couples to negotiate in an environment free from the threat of litigation.

Author: Stephen Worrall practices at the Law Firm of Mullin & Worrall in Marietta, Ga. He also authors Georgia Wills and Probate Law Blog, Georgia Adoption Law Blog, Georgia Family Law Blog, Tablet PC Lawyer Blog and Georgia Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements Blog.

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Recent Posts from Georgia Collaborative Divorce and Family Law Blog

Customizing your divorce through collaboration instead of fighting in court
KDKA reports on the benefits of collaborative divorce and the growing number of couples seeking divorce with dignity. Sonni Abatta reports (excerpt): It’s divorce without the judge. The collaborative divorce takes that third party out…
How Collaborative Practice Benefits Children
Other than perhaps the death of a parent, divorce is often the single most traumatic event in a child's life. In America 60% of all marriages end in divorce and a third of those divorces…
Collaborative divorce (From Wikipedia)
Overview and History Collaborative law (also called collaborative practice, collaborative divorce, and collaborative family law) was originally a divorce procedure in which the two parties agreed that they would not go to court, or threaten…
Collaborative Law in Georgia: Child Specialists, Coaches and the Development of the Parenting Plan
Around the country and indeed the world the Collaborative Divorce process embraces many different approaches. In some areas of the country an attorney alone comprises the “team.” In many others, the prevailing model calls for…
COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE: A Team Approach to Divorce
The following is an article by Pauline H. Tesler about Collaborative Divorce: Ms. Tesler is an author, a trainer, a specialist in family law certified by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, a…
Is the Collaborative Process Right For Me?
Couples whose marriages are in trouble face many difficult decisions, all of which have the potential for serious consequences. Some of these may be: · Is this marriage worth saving? · Will the children be…
Why should I choose the collaborative process?
To preserve family relationships is a simple answer to the question of “Why”. According to clients who have engaged in the collaborative process, they have said the following: “I would recommend the collaborative process for…
Measuring the True Cost of Divorce
I have posted a number of articles on my Georgia Family Law Blog site on the topic of Collaborative Divorce Law. The following, about the intangible values in resolving a divorce case in a more…
Glossary of Collaborative Divorce Terms
The following is a glossary of terms used in the Collaborative Divorce process: Legal Terms Collaborative Attorney - An individual trained in the practice of law who espouses to the above method to aid couples…
Collaborative Divorce Featured on Today Show
Interview with a divorced couple who used the collaborative law process. SOURCE: YouTube SOURCE FOR POST: Georgia Family Law Blog