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Divorcing an Alcoholic: What Families and Professionals Need to Know
Divorcing someone who struggles with alcohol use is emotionally draining and legally complex. Families want stability. Professionals want clarity. Both seek solutions that protect children and promote accountability. Understanding how
A Tool to Help Keep Co-Parenting Communication Calm
FACP recommends ToneMeter™ to help co-parents keep messages respectful, neutral, and conflict-free.
What’s In A Collaborative Participation Agreement?
In a Collaborative Divorce, each spouse has their own separate lawyer so that each of you can speak freely and get independent legal advice.
Healing Together: How Collaborative Divorce and Alcohol Monitoring Support Recovery and Co-Parenting
Collaborative divorce supports healing and safety, using tools like Soberlink to promote trust and effective co-parenting.
When Collaborative Divorce Hits a Roadblock
Beginning the Collaborative Process with clients presents unique challenges. In particular, it’s difficult to predict whether clients will maintain an open mindset or adopt rigid stances.
Florida Durational Alimony Amendments: Mortgage Financing in Divorce
Major durational alimony changes went into effect July 1, 2023 in Florida. These changes will have profound implications for divorcing spouses who need alimony payments to qualify for mortgage financing.
COLLABORATIVE STANDARDS AND ETHICS: FOUNDATIONAL OR MERELY ASPIRATIONAL?
A Collaborative Professional’s ethics are as integral to a strong, successful Collaborative Process as a skyscraper’s steel skeleton is to its support. Where do Collaborative Professionals get their steel beams, rivets, and girders?
Cultural Sensitivity
A long-haired Japanese star just led me to a discovery. The other day, I consulted with two new clients, a husband and wife. They met with me together on Zoom to discuss which process would work best for their divorce.
Gems from a Collaborative Discoverer
Kim Reed is one of us. She’s been a voice in the wilderness, way out in Panama City, Florida, which is not (yet), shall we say, a “thriving metropolis of collaborative dispute resolution.”
When Does the Collaborative Process Commence?
The Collaborative Process does not technically begin until both clients hire independent counsel and there is a signed Participation Agreement.
UN Event Features Collaboration to Solve World Problems
FACP Practice Groups Next Generation Divorce in Tampa and Choose Collaborative in South Florida are planning World Creativity and Innovation Week.
Collaborative Cases: It Starts When You Pick Up the Phone
Colleagues often ask, “How do you get Collaborative cases?” I tell them, “It starts when you pick up the phone.”