CARLTON HUGHES
401 Corporate Dr., Suite 100
Lewisville, Texas 75057
Office: (972) 384-4505
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COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE

Many parties going through divorce prefer collaborative divorce procedures to finalize a divorce. Collaborative divorce is structured and organized to conduct settlement meetings and final agreements. Typically, parties agree on professionals such as mental health professionals and financial professionals. The mental health professionals help with custody and communication issues. Financial professionals can examine the financial situation of the parties and make recommendations.

The Collaborative process permits parties to set meetings to negotiate and make agreements for finalizing the divorce. The process can resolve the matters in dispute in a more amicable manner without the tension in a court setting.

This firm is experienced in resolving a divorce in a collaborative process.

Examples of what works
We have found that the collaborative process works only if both parties are committed to making it work. In the context of child possession, this process works better if both parents live very close to each other and if the possession schedule does not disrupt the children’s school work and activities. The benefit is that it enhances the relation between the children and both parents. The result is a more organic structure between the parents and the children. This is less rigid than the standard or extended standard possession schedules. Mr. Hughes has represented parents who wanted something that they and the children found worked.

We have also found that collaborative divorce process uses professionals that both sides agreed upon such as mental health professionals and financial experts. This saves money and time.

Collaborative process helps children
The main concern of the law is the well being of the children. Fighting for child custody, support and possession may end up with long term anger between the parties and that bitter anger may adversely affect the children. Collaborative process is designed to provide an amicable structure of relating between the children and the parents with a minimal of bitterness.

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