Collaborative Law

End the Pain and Drain of Divorce - Collaborative Divorce Lawyers

Serving clients in Dallas, Plano, Frisco, Allen, McKinney, Richardson, Carrollton, Highland Park, University Park, Garland and all of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Grayson, Hunt and Tarrant counties.

Rationally discussing such issues as property division, child support and child custody and visitation and helping you and your spouse avoid much of the pain and drain of divorce.

At The Barbknecht Firm, P.C., our lawyers offer clients alternatives to a full-blown divorce trial with depositions and interrogatories. Those alternatives include mediation and collaborative law.

Mediation
Mediation involves having an attorney who is a neutral party in a divorce case work toward a negotiated out-of-court settlement. Mediation is an economical way to figure out solutions to common divorce issues without the cost and adversarial nature of a traditional courtroom battle. Meditation is ordered by many judges in Texas as an attempt to resolve issues out of court.

Mediation typically takes place in an informal setting. Mediation is only binding as to those items the parties agree to during the process. The mediator does not and cannot make binding decisions.

Collaborative Law Divorce
Collaborative law is a way of resolving divorce cases without court involvement. It differs from and is not a part of the traditional divorce process. Instead, it is intended to replace the entire process. Divorces handled through the collaborative law process usually cause less emotional trauma on family members than traditional divorce proceedings and also result in lower legal costs.

In collaborative law, divorce issues are resolved through a series of meetings. Each side is represented by an attorney. However, the meetings are conducted from a collaborative point of view, in which all parties work together toward a settlement, rather than an adversarial point of view. If the divorcing couple can reach a resolution, the agreement is written down and then presented to the court for approval.

If the couples cannot agree, they can leave the process and pursue their divorce in court. However, both parties would be required to hire new attorneys. This gives everyone involved in the process an incentive to try and reach an agreement.

Call The Barbknecht Firm, P.C. for a free initial consultation.