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The Benefits of a Collaborative Approach in Division of Assets and Debts

June 24, 2019 By Beth McClelland, MBA, CFP®, CDFA®

Collaborative Practice utilizes a team approach to the divorce process. As a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA), I want to share with you how I see tremendous value in a team approach to asset division. The typical litigation model using a divorce attorney includes a listing of your assets and a “reasonably fair” division worked out by the … [Read more...] about The Benefits of a Collaborative Approach in Division of Assets and Debts

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Five Things you Need for an Amicable Divorce

June 17, 2019 By Sharon Clark, PhD

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Is an amicable divorce possible?  If so, how is it done?  Many want to have an amicable divorce but worry about how to talk about financial concerns, how to file for divorce and how to parent children without starting World War III.  Couples are used to arguing about finances and often feel they get stuck in unproductive arguments and that they can’t communicate. Here are … [Read more...] about Five Things you Need for an Amicable Divorce

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The Role of the Financial Professional in A Collaborative Divorce

June 7, 2019 By Dawn Strachan, CDFA®, RICP®

The financial professional in a collaborative divorce plays a critical role.  There are two financial professional roles and they are distinct, the Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, CDFA® and the Divorce Forensic CPA.   This blog will address the role of the CDFA®.  A future blog will talk about the role of the Divorce Forensic CPA. The Certified Divorce Financial Analyst – CDFA® … [Read more...] about The Role of the Financial Professional in A Collaborative Divorce

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How Can A Divorce Coach Help In Your Collaborative Divorce?

May 28, 2019 By Lynn Waldman

Collaborative Divorce: Here’s how a Divorce Coach can help: Dealing with a divorce is often more distressing than people realize, and, there is a process to meet your needs, and the needs of your family; Collaborative Divorce offers clients wrap around services for all phases and stages of the divorce process. With Collaborative Divorce, not only does each spouse have an attorney, each spouse … [Read more...] about How Can A Divorce Coach Help In Your Collaborative Divorce?

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Financial Disclosures in Collaborative Divorce

May 8, 2019 By Shawn Skillin

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What is Disclosure? If you get divorced in California you have to Disclose…period, end of story.  What does that mean and is anything different in a Collaborative Divorce? “Disclosure” refers to financial disclosures. What do we have, own, owe and make.  It’s an inventory of everything you own (assets), everything you owe (debts), and all of the income for both spouses.  … [Read more...] about Financial Disclosures in Collaborative Divorce

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Will a Collaborative Divorce Work For Us?

March 18, 2019 By Tanya Prioste, J.D.

You may be asking yourself whether you and your spouse are good candidates for a Collaborative Divorce. The following list of 7 attributes will help you determine whether you and your spouse are good candidates. The more you either one or both of you match these qualities, the better suitable you may be for a Collaborative Divorce. Ability to see the viewpoint of your spouse. Can you put … [Read more...] about Will a Collaborative Divorce Work For Us?

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Is it Possible to Have a “Better Divorce?”

March 6, 2019 By Ann Buscho, Ph.D.

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One of our Collaborative Divorce Marin County Professionals recently published an article in Psychology Today. A new approach can improve post-divorce life for the whole family. I want to tell you something important: I know what a bad divorce can be like for a child. My parents continued their warfare for 45 years, until Mom was no longer alive. My 95-year-old dad referred to my mom as … [Read more...] about Is it Possible to Have a “Better Divorce?”

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Does Respect Have a Place in a Divorce?

February 12, 2019 By Shawn Skillin

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The anger and other emotions that are usually a part of divorce make it pretty hard to be respectful—Can the Collaborative Divorce Process enable the parties to find some level of respect for each other? There are many metaphors people use to describe going through a divorce–one is the “leaver” and the other is the “leavee;” one is the windshield and the other is the bug; one is the bat … [Read more...] about Does Respect Have a Place in a Divorce?

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Unbundling Collaborative Divorce Myths

February 11, 2019 By Practice Excellence Committee

The Role of Myths in Assessing Readiness for Collaboration Myth #1: Because there is no Judge in the room to hold the client's accountable, there is a myth that one client can take advantage of the other. Truth: Despite not having a Judge, there are multiple professionals in the room and the primary focus of all of them is accountability. Each party has their own team, including their own … [Read more...] about Unbundling Collaborative Divorce Myths

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