Collaborative Law

A relatively new development in Colorado divorce law is an agreed upon procedure for the resolution of divorce issues known as collaborative law, designed to eliminate adversarial proceedings so destructive of familial relationships which often must continue after a divorce. Each party retains collaboratively trained counsel who, with their respective clients, resolve to jointly acquire the information necessary and to cooperate in the resolution of all issues in an equitable manner. Generally the parties jointly retain a single expert to provide advice in his or her field: financial issues, the evaluation of property, parenting plan development or any other issues identified by the parties requiring expert advice. Thereafter, with the advice of cooperative counsel and the parties’ designated experts, the parties anticipate being able to resolve all issues. In the absence of an amicable agreement, the collaborative procedures are terminated and new counsel and/or experts may be retained for adversarial proceedings.

The Firm has supported multiple clients who have elected collaborative law proceedings for the resolution of their divorce cases and provided our attorneys with the training necessary to effectively utilize this process for our clients.