The Collaborative Divorce Option
Your Divorce. Your Decisions.
Imagine resolving your divorce outside of court on terms custom-built for your children, your finances, and your goals. The Collaborative Divorce Process empowers families with an efficient and cost-effective way to gently end your marriage.
Ready to get divorced on your own terms?
What is Collaborative Divorce?
The Collaborative Process is a confidential, cost-effective approach to divorcing outside of court. A team of a neutral family counselor, a neutral financial expert, and a Collaborative lawyer for you and one for your spouse help you to build options for your family. The Collaborative divorce team creatively builds solutions outside of court.
A family using the Collaborative Divorce Process saves time, money and maintains privacy for the important agreements they make for their family’s future.
Why Collaborative Divorce
Keep More of What Matters
COST
Spend Less on the Process
Collaborative Divorce focuses resources on reaching an agreement rather than prolonged court proceedings.
30% of Florida Collaborative cases cost less than $25,000 for the whole family.
CREATIVITY
Shape a Solution That Fits
Collaborative Divorce gives you room to build solutions around your children, finances and goals.
The agreement can reflect your family instead of a one-size-fits-all outcome.
Confidentiality
Keep Private Matters Private
Collaborative Divorce keeps sensitive family and financial discussions outside the public courtroom process.
Your family’s private decisions stay private while you work toward agreement.
COMPLETION
Reach Resolution Sooner
Collaborative Divorce keeps the process focused on reaching an agreement without prolonged litigation.
78% of Florida Collaborative cases are completed in less than six months.
If the Collaborative Process doesn’t lead to a full agreement, your Collaborative attorneys cannot take the case to court. That keeps the whole team focused on reaching a fair solution that works for your family.
More Ways to Collaborate
When Life Changes, Collaboration Can Help
Ending a marriage means making decisions about far more than the marriage itself.
The Collaborative Process can address all of the major decisions that come with divorce, including parenting plans and time-sharing, division of assets and debts, property and business values, child support and spousal support. With the help of your Collaborative team, you and your spouse can work through these issues together and build agreements that reflect the needs and priorities of your family.
Planning a marriage can also mean talking openly about money and expectations.
Collaborative professionals can help couples create prenuptial or postnuptial agreements in a thoughtful and constructive way. Whether you are preparing to marry or are already married, the process gives you a way to talk openly about finances, expectations and what may happen in the event of divorce or death. The goal is to reach clear agreements together, rather than approaching the conversation as opposing sides.
Life does not always follow the agreements made at the time of divorce.
The Collaborative Process can help former spouses work through changes such as a shift in income, parenting arrangements, support, or a proposed move. Instead of immediately returning to court, Collaborative professionals can help you discuss what has changed, consider your options and work toward an updated agreement that fits your current circumstances.
Who We Are
Florida Collaborative Divorce
Behind Florida Collaborative Divorce is the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals (FACP), Florida’s statewide organization of lawyers, financial professionals and mental health professionals committed to helping families resolve divorce and other family matters peacefully through the Collaborative Process.
Our vision for Florida is one where Collaborative Practice becomes the preferred way to resolve family disputes, giving people more control, privacy and opportunity to reach agreements outside of court.
Are you a lawyer, financial professional or mental health professional interested in becoming part of Florida’s Collaborative community? Learn more about FACP membership.
