Collaborative Practice
Collaborative Law Association of the Rochester Area, Inc.
Testimonials
What Clients Say About Collaborative Law
If you can try to put aside the emotional part of your separation or divorce and think 100% about what is best for your children and you, this process works! Your thoughts and concerns will be addressed but in a human way, not with hostility. The process continues even when you leave the boardroom or office. We are working together for the best interest of our son.”
5 year marriage; one young child
4 month collaborative process
It (collaborative law) seemed like the ideal process for our situation and our personalities – non-confrontational, non -accusatory, based on mutual respect for the best interests of the kids…We chose it together once we had read the information forwarded to us. It made sense for us and we felt confident that we could carry out the process cooperatively. We liked the idea of having individual attorneys to consult with, yet who are committed to an open, collaborative, decision-making process among the 4 of us.”
27 year marriage; two children
5 1/2 month collaborative process
Our professional network is well-versed in
collaborative divorce.
Collaborative law allowed for a devastating situation to be handled with dignity. My emotions and needs were part of every conversation with both my lawyer and my spouse’s lawyer.”
7 year marriage; two children
5 month collaborative process
The collaborative process was less confrontational than a conventional divorce process and appeared to be focused on a positive outcome for both parties versus just one or the other.”
24 year marriage; two children
3 month collaborative process
When children are involved, this process keeps their best interests at top priority. We are forced to deal with immediate issues at hand rather than focus on negative aspects of the past which had brought us to the current state.”
15 year marriage; 3 children
3 month collaborative process
Collaborative Law is an ideal model for couples who remain on trusting, respectful terms with each other and yet who have made the decision to separate or divorce. It permits the couple to resolve all of the many financial and custodial issues, while honoring each person’s dignity….it’s not a way to get the “best deal” for one’s own private self. It’s a way to work through a painful process with a minimum of further damage as long as each person is able to approach it with an open mind and a sense that fairness requires – compromise, giving and taking. It is a good feeling to be able to tell one’s kids that this kind of model worked for their parents during a sad, difficult time, just as we try to teach them to resolve differences with others in a cooperative way.”
27 year marriage; 2 children
5 1/2 month collaborative process