Collaborative Law and Divorce
Posted By L. Anthony Bompiani, Esquire on Jul 16, 2009 11:10am PDT
Collaborative
Law is the practice and art of settling cases with legal counsel, but
without court intervention at any stage. All negotiations take place in
four-way conferences between the parties and their attorneys. Each
client has built-in legal advice and advocacy during negotiations and
each attorney is committed to guiding the clients toward reasonable
solutions.
The attorneys cannot go to court or threaten to
go to court. In fact, at the beginning of the proceed, all parties and
attorneys sign a contract agreeing that if either party decides to take
the case to court, then both parties must hire new attorneys. This puts
the responsibility on the attorneys to keep the case under control,
which is very important in divorce cases. In Collaborative Law,
settlement is the only agenda and all involved rely upon an atmosphere
of cooperation and professionalism.
For more information
regarding the Collaborative Law movement in Pennsylvania, contact L.
Anthony Bompiani, Esquire at (724) 925-9600.