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In Dallas and Austin collaborative law is well-known as an option that works well for some couples seeking a divorce. In Houston, collaborative divorce is gradually becoming better known. What exactly ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has made the backlog of family court worse, with some jurisdictions being shut down completely for months. Many divorcing couples rely on the courts to settle disputes without ...

South Florida is famously litigious, but a new family law firm in the region aims to use a recently established form of alternative dispute resolution to resolve family matters outside the courtroom.

Mississippi became the 25th state this year to adopt rules of collaborative law, which allows people to sit together at the table to work through their differences in hopes of avoiding what could ...

The word “divorce” may conjure images of bickering spouses, ugly court battles, invasive financial disclosure and costly legal bills. The traditional divorce process tends to escalate conflict and ...

An acting judge has made a call for the parties in divorce and family matters to take the easier route of alternative dispute resolution rather than battle it out before a judge. Acting Justice ...

Lawrence Law focuses on one area of the law - helping clients with all their divorce and family law needs. Whether through litigation, mediation, arbitration or the collaborative law process, Lawrence ...

Any endorsement of collaborative law practices over the courts should be explicit about the fact they are rarely appropriate in cases of domestic abuse, a lawyer and activist has argued. Tammy ...