Collaborative Divorce Roles

The Collaborative process uses a team approach to help couples resolve their divorce in a manner that respects and honors each person’s interests.

The Collaborative approach recognizes that while your marriage is ending, your family relationships – especially if you have children – will continue in a new form. By choosing Collaboration, you’re taking an important step toward a healthier future for everyone involved.

Collaborative Attorney:  Each spouse hires a Collaboratively trained attorney to help them navigate the legal aspect of divorce.  Attorneys support clients, help problem solve, and collaborate as a team to reach agreement. 

Divorce Coach:  Divorce Coaches are licensed Mental Health Professionals who support the couple as they restructure their family.  They help to manage conflict and hold emotions through the process.  The divorce coach helps families with children craft parenting agreements that focus on the interests and needs of their children. 

Financial Neutral: Financial Neutrals are Certified Divorce Financial Analysts® (CDFA) and have experience working with families going through divorce.  The financial neutral works with both people to gather all financial information, address financial questions, and create scenarios for division of financial assets.

Child Specialist: Child Specialists are licensed Mental Health Professionals that help to bring the voice of the child to the divorce container.   They help parents and the professional team understand how the children are managing with the change in their family structure.