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Collaborative Divorce Alberta: August 2012
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What should your priority be in a Divorce? Wednesday, August 29, 2012. If You Thought Family Law Wasn't Confusing Enough Already. How many of us have found the resolution of a family breakdown to be a complex and difficult task? Well, if it's difficult with two people - imagine the parameters of discussion and potential disagreement when the union is a union of three people. Who had already been living together, with a three-part joint bank account, for three years. But, beyond that, it reflects the real...
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Collaborative Divorce Alberta: December 2011
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What should your priority be in a Divorce? Monday, December 5, 2011. Collaborative Divorce: Heroes and Victims. It's an often misused and maligned concept. We use it to refer to characters in comic books and movies. Or, more often, we don't use it at all, and begin to believe that it doesn't really exist in modern society. But I see it every day. I see it in Collaborative divorce clients who dare to meet, face to face, with someone who has broken their heart and their trust - and who work to understand t...
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Collaborative Divorce Alberta: If You Thought Family Law Wasn't Confusing Enough Already...
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What should your priority be in a Divorce? Wednesday, August 29, 2012. If You Thought Family Law Wasn't Confusing Enough Already. How many of us have found the resolution of a family breakdown to be a complex and difficult task? Well, if it's difficult with two people - imagine the parameters of discussion and potential disagreement when the union is a union of three people. Who had already been living together, with a three-part joint bank account, for three years. But, beyond that, it reflects the real...
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Collaborative Divorce Alberta: May 2013
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What should your priority be in a Divorce? Thursday, May 2, 2013. Understanding "Value" Beyond the Pay Cheque. However, it is perhaps time to stop to ask, "What about men? Often acting in a stereotypically stoic fashion, men enter into negotiation of family law issues unable or unwilling to express the impact of divorce and family breakdown upon them. And this can lead to greater difficulty in resolving those issues, in particular, the issue of spousal support. And, sadly, lawyers and judges are also les...
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Collaborative Divorce Alberta: Say "Hello" To Canadian Collaborative Practioners on LinkedIn
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What should your priority be in a Divorce? Friday, October 26, 2012. Say "Hello" To Canadian Collaborative Practioners on LinkedIn. The Canadian contingent at the recent IACP Conference in Chicago was loud and proud last week-end. Of course, in addition to excellent conference speakers, I did have the opportunity to visit some of the more historic landmarks of Chicago. Hope to see you all there and to continue the conversation from where we left off in Chicago. Robert G. Harvie, Q.C. Steven R. Covey.
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Collaborative Divorce Alberta: March 2012
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What should your priority be in a Divorce? Thursday, March 15, 2012. Collaborative Law - Get the Word Out. Collaborative Law. lawyers practicing in the area are quite convinced of it's potential to help many families work out their legal issues in a relationship breakdown in a manner which is effective and respectful. As lawyers, having seen the comparison first hand - we can often recommend to our clients the benefits of avoiding litigation where possible - but for the client, even going through Collabo...
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Collaborative Divorce Alberta: February 2012
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What should your priority be in a Divorce? Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Legal Advice in Collaborative Divorce: Dangerous Minefield. Always a difficult topic for Collaborative Lawyers, the issue of how to provide legal advice without creating positional confrontation is a difficult one. Particularly in the area of spousal support. Clients come to their lawyer in an heightened level of anxiety and insecurity. Problem is, first of all, that's just wrong at law. Strike one for the lazy lawyer. Explain to the ...
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Collaborative Divorce Alberta: From Georgialee Lang: Is Collaborative Law a "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"
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What should your priority be in a Divorce? Wednesday, August 15, 2012. From Georgialee Lang: Is Collaborative Law a "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing". Hello Little Red Riding Hood. Welcome to Court! In a recent article - August 3, 2012 in Canada.com. Georgialee Lang suggests that clients be wary of Collaborative Divorce, suggesting that it's a "wolf in sheep's clothing.". The theme of her article, essentially, is that:. A) Collaborative Divorce misrepresents itself:. It has also led to the growth of professiona...
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Collaborative Divorce Alberta: Collaborative Divorce: Moving Towards Greater Efficiency
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What should your priority be in a Divorce? Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Collaborative Divorce: Moving Towards Greater Efficiency. Collaborative Divorce is not magic. Collaborative Divorce is not a faith based process. With the greatest of respect to all organized religions, Collaborative Divorce is not a religious movement. Why make these statements? Because I'm not completely certain that collaborative professionals and their clients understand this completely. Sorry to burst your bubble - but it won't.
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Collaborative Divorce Alberta: November 2012
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What should your priority be in a Divorce? Friday, November 16, 2012. What’s A Kid To Do When Parents Hate Each Other? For fellow Collaborative professionals, clients and anyone dealing with divorce, Gary Direnfeld provides us with an excellent perspective on parents who find themselves hating each other and how that might impact their children. I think the article is so timely that I decided to reprint it (Gary was kind enough on his site: YOUR SOCIAL WORKER. Pity the children whose parents are so locke...
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