Collaborative divorce handbook: Helping families without going to court Forrest S Mosten

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A paradigm change from an adversarial to a collaborative perspective -- Collaborative divorce : what it is and how it works -- How collaborative divorce works with mediation and unbundled legal services -- Toolbox of strategies for collaborative agreement -- The interdisciplinary approach of collaborative divorce -- Informed consent and other best practices to ensure competence -- Making collaborative divorce practice your day job -- Building a profitable collaborative practice -- Walking the collaborative walk : taking twenty-five steps toward peacemaking.

"Collaborative Divorce is an interdisciplinary, team approach to dispute resolution in which the parties, their lawyers, and the collaborative team commit to work cooperatively to reach a divorce settlement. Both comprehensive and practical, Collaborative Divorce Handbook provides an explanation and overview of the models of collaborative divorce practice, puts these models into context with other dispute resolution options, and presents basic skills, practice tools, and strategies. Up-to-date and accessible, this practical resource is destined to become the definitive resource for collaborative divorce professionals"--Provided by publisher.