Collaborative Practice

Collaborative Practice offers an alternative to the conventional, usually adversarial, approach to marital dissolution. Collaborative Practice is an emerging form of alternative dispute resolution where you and your spouse agree to resolve your Family Law matter outside the courtroom. With a primary focus on achieving an effective resolution, Collaborative Practice is designed to handle divorce in a respectful manner with a particular focus on helping parents shield their children from the potentially harmful impact of divorce. The goal is to help you, your spouse and your children move forward with your lives in an emotionally healthy manner after the divorce is final.

Unlike other divorce methods, Collaborative Practice provides you with a team of skilled professionals who are experts in their respective fields. Working together, the team members help you manage the many aspects of divorce, including legal issues, emotional turmoil, concerns for children, and financial, tax and property questions. As a comprehensive and communicative way to handle divorce, Collaborative Practice provides you and your spouse more control and decision-making options to arrive at a mutually desirable resolution.

ABC&K partner Sharon Kalemkiarian is a member of the Collaborative Family Law Group of San Diego.