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The Child Specialist in Collaborative Divorce

Matrimonial lawyers and professionals know that parents play out old marital dynamics intensified by the divorce when they discuss parenting arrangements. In Collaborative Divorce, the team creates a framework by affirming that the children's needs are distinct from the parents' needs and, especially, from their views of each other. Because neutrality is hard for parents, the team needs to offer a great deal of support so that the child specialist can remain neutral.

22 minute read September 26, 2007 at 01:45 PM
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Maria Alba-Fisch
The Child Specialist in Collaborative Divorce

As Charles McEvily described in his introductory article Interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce, in last month's issue of The Matrimonial Strategist, the child specialist is one member of a collaborative divorce team, which includes two attorneys, two divorce coaches, and a financial specialist.

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