How to stay in control of your separation
It’s common for people to feel like when they decide to separate from their spouse, they will have to fight for a long time and then they are ultimately at the mercy of a judge…
News & Resources
Ask a Collaborative Professional: Post-Separation Parenting
Collaborative Practice Toronto is a community of collaborative professionals working to provide information to families considering a collaborative divorce. We also exist as a resource for legal, family, and financial professionals looking to become involved…
Separating when the kids go to college? They’ll need your help to adjust.
While there are many reasons for a couple to decide to end their marriage at a specific time, the season when kids move out of the house is certainly a common one. There are lots…
With collaboration, you decide which holidays are important
With Thanksgiving still fresh on our minds, we want to draw your attention to this article from the Pittsburg Post-Gazette about a family who decided to pursue a collaborative approach to their divorce because of…
Collaborative Lawyers are Fully Committed to Resolution
Florida lawyer Stann Givens recently wrote an editorial for the Huffington Post that brought up a very interesting form of trust building in the collaborative family law process. He highlighted that when lawyers begin the collaborative process with their…
No two families are alike
You know your family better than anyone else does. You know that your son has soccer on Tuesdays and that your house is closer to the field than your spouse’s is. You realize that when you…
Cooperation helps post-separation parenting
An individual seeking a separation from their spouse usually understands that they will need to involve a lawyer, but with collaborative family law, we include financial and family professionals to make sure that they receive…
Collaboration leads to healing, not combat
Collaborative law is always at the front of our minds, but we’re seeing that the rest of the world is starting to follow suit too. More people are thinking about collaborative law’s benefits as an…
Collaborative Law Sees the Benefit of a Team
When going through a divorce, feelings of loneliness are to be expected. You’re transitioning from a relationship, even a negative one, into what may feel like the unknown. One of the major benefits of collaborative…
Collaborative law can lower legal costs
As collaborative law professionals, we see that a collaborative approach to divorce can result in all kinds of benefits, from decreased emotional strain to more practical advantages like minimizing cost. Most recently, financial publications have…
Parenting Pointers
Holidays can be an exciting as well as an emotional time for parents and children, especially after separation. The following are a few pointers for parents in planning for the holidays, from our Collaborative Child…
What Is a Business Valuator’s Role in Collaborative Practice?
By Vivian M. Alterman, MBA, CA, CBV, Founding Partner ap Valuations Limited Collaborative family law engagements use a team approach to resolve disputes. Lawyers, clients and other experts including Family Professionals and Financial Professionals work…
