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Save Yourself the Aggravation,Frustration, and Expense of Litigation with a Collaborative Divorce

Litigation can be aggravating and frustrating. On top of that, it is costly. Do you want to go through all that when you can do your divorce by the Collaborative Process? 

Yes, your spouse must consent to the Collaborative Process. However, unless your spouse has no regard for the value of money, they should come to the same conclusion that you did. The Collaborative Process is the much better process during an Orlando or Lake Mary, Florida divorce case. It is the preferred way to proceed with your divorce. If you do not succeed in the collaborative process, then you cannot use your collaborative attorneys to litigate. However, this is a great incentive for the attorneys to settle the case. The Collaborative Process has a very good success rate. 

Further, the Collaborative process is much cheaper than litigation. Do you want to spend your hard-earned money or your children’s college education fund on litigation attorneys? Do you want to escalate the tension between the parties with litigation? Or do you want to de-escalate the tensions between the participants through the collaborative process wherein you have a mental health neutral and a financial neutral to help you navigate the process and obtain your goals? 

Some attorneys are trained in the Collaborative process. You should obtain an attorney who Is collaboratively trained and has done collaborative cases. That way, they are familiar with and understand the nuances of the Collaborative Process. 

In the process, there is a mental health neutral who guides the process with their experience and expertise. They keep the Team meetings cordial and productive. They move the participants forward if a participant dwells on a negative past or current event. This is the opposite of litigation, where parties can spend hundreds of dollars going back and forth on emails because a negative event has just occurred that they blame on the other party. In litigation, they may not be able to settle that issue for several months. That is because they must wait for a hearing. Wherein the Collaborative Process, you can immediately contact the mental health neutral or financial neutral to work with the other participant to get the matter resolved. 

Further, a Collaborative case usually resolves in under a year, whereas a litigation case usually takes eighteen months to three years to complete. You can do the math. When you add up the pros and cons, the Collaborative Process is the clear winner in which process can most benefit the family unit during a divorce case. 

If you have more questions regarding 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.