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This article was written in support of Resolution's third Family Dispute Resolution Week running from 24–28 November 2014. This awareness-raising week aims to highlight the alternatives to court for separating couples and their families.
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It may come as a surprise to non-collaborative lawyers (that’s a technical term) that a thoroughly uncollaborative debate still rages over whether or not practitioners should be allowed to practise what’s been dubbed 'collaborative lite'.
So what is collaborative law in this week when we should all be making a special effort to direct our clients away from the doors of the court? Many family lawyers don’t even understand the practice although it’s been around in this country since 2003 and longer (naturally) in the US.
It’s like mediation to the extent that it’s Without Prejudice and confidential. It’s not like mediation in that lawyers are in attendance but their clients are in control of the process.
Clients choose their...
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