Who should consider Collaborative Divorce?
Who should do Collaborative divorce? We get this question a lot, and because I'm such a proponent of collaborative divorce, I tend to lean in the direction of more asking “who shouldn't do collaborative divorce?”
Collaborative divorce, I think, is almost always a better option because it enables both spouses to be really involved in the process of deciding what they would like their lives to look like on the other end of the divorce.
However, there are some situations in which Collaborative divorce may not be the most appropriate:
In situations where there's been abuse or domestic violence
Where there's a really strong power differential
Where there are concerns about safety and intimidation of one of the partners
And if you have questions about whether or not your family would be most appropriate, the best thing that you can do is talk to an attorney about it, one who's collaboratively trained. And then even talk to a collaborative divorce coach to talk through your concerns. One of our biggest goals is to make sure that the people coming into the process really have the ability to make all those decisions and aren't feeling intimidated or scared coming in. We want our clients to have productive, healthy, kind Collaborative divorce meetings.
