Collaborative Divorce Handbook: Helping Families Without Going to Court Book

Preface vii

1 A Paradigm Change from an Adversarial to a Collaborative Perspective 1

2 Collaborative Divorce: What It Is and How It Works 21

3 How Collaborative Divorce Works with Mediation and Unbundled Legal Services 59

4 Toolbox of Strategies for Collaborative Agreement 11

5 The Interdisciplinary Approach of Collaborative Divorce 105

6 Informed Consent and Other Best Practices to Ensure Competence 127

7 Making Collaborative Divorce Practice Your Day Job 151

8 Building a Profitable Collaborative Practice 171

9 Walking the Collaborative Walk: Taking Twenty-Five Steps Toward Peacemaking 189

Glossary 203

Appendix A Additional Resources 211

Appendix B Resources on Collaborative Divorce Handbook Web Site 219

Bibliography 225

About the Author 243

About the Contributors 245

Index 255