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Choosing Collaborative Family Practice

With the advent of Collaborative Family Practice, marital dissolution can be accomplished through three distinct processes. The litigation alternative was joined by family mediation in the early 1980s and by collaborative practice in the early 1990s (the genesis of Collaborative Family Practice is found in the work of Stuart Webb, a family lawyer from Minneapolis). With the establishment of viable collaborative alternatives throughout the United States, including New York, the threshold decision for divorcing parties has become the choice of process rather than the choice of lawyer. This article highlights the elements of the newest alternative -- Collaborative Practice.

17 minute read November 29, 2005 at 09:18 AM
By
David M. Rosoff
Choosing Collaborative Family Practice

With the advent of Collaborative Family Practice, marital dissolution can be accomplished through three distinct processes.

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