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Is Collaborative Divorce Right for You in the Orlando, Florida Area?

How do you know if the Collaborative Process is right for you? The Collaborative Process is not limited to Divorces. You may use the Collaborative Process for Paternity and other Marital and Family Law matters such as Alimony, Parenting Plans, Custody, and Time Sharing. Why is the Collaborative Process better for you?

Knowing Your Options

First, any attorney you interview with should explain the differences between Collaborative Process; Mediation (pre and post filing); Arbitration; Settlement Agreements without Mediation or Litigation; and Litigation. After you have been explained your options of how you may proceed in a Marital and Family Law case, then you must determine if the Collaborative Process is right for you. 

Pros of the Collaborative Process

One of the main reasons you may want to go the Collaborative route is that the process is confidential. For celebrities, sports figures, public servants, and people with high profile jobs, the Collaborative Process ensures privacy. If the privacy of your case is important to you, then you definitely should seriously consider doing your case in a Collaborative Process. 

Further, the Collaborative Process is much quicker than costly and protracted litigation. If you do not want to wait several months for hearing times, for the parties to coordinate a time that they are all available, or for lengthy waits for a trial date, then you probably want to seriously consider the Collaborative Process. On average, the Collaborative Process takes four (4) meetings over four months. On average a litigated divorce case takes eighteen (18) months or longer. 

Do you want to avoid acrimonious and contentious litigation? Then you should seriously consider the Collaborative Process. In the Collaborative Process there is a Collaborative Mental Health Neutral. The Collaborative Mental Health Neutral guides the Collaborative Meetings in a positive fashion. They will deescalate the emotions in the room. Whereas, in litigation, emotions usually run high, are not deescalated, and the parties pay exorbitant fees to attorneys to argue points that many times should have been settled. That is because emotional parties in many cases do not act rationally. 

Parties spend less money on the Collaborative Process than on acrimonious contested litigation. If you would rather have your money, go in your pocket or your children’s college account, then you should consider the collaborative process over Litigation. 

Cons of the Collaborative Process

One major con of the Collaborative Process is that you cannot keep your Collaborative Attorney if the case does not resolve itself in the Collaborative Process. You must then get a Litigation Attorney. However, you can do Collaborative Mediation prior to the case going to Litigation. Further, eighty percent (80%) of the Collaborative Cases resolve themselves in the Collaborative Process. 

If you have more questions regarding a Collaborative Marital and Family Law matter, or a Marital and Family Law matter, you may call Ann Marie Giordano Gilden at Ann Marie Giordano Gilden, P.A. at 407-732-7620 and set an initial consultation. You may also visit my website at: https://www.annmariegildenlaw.com 

This article is for informational purposes only and does not form an attorney client privilege.