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Collaborative Family Law Lawyers

Collaborative lawyers will help you start your divorce discussions with the belief that an out of court resolution is truly in your best interest. They will provide legal guidance and advice throughout the collaborative legal process to ensure that you feel informed and secure in the decisions you make.

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Financial Professionals

Financial professionals work for both divorcing parties to clarify the current financial status and help the parties to choose the best financial outcome based on the financial interests of each party. Depending on your financial situation you may need to draw on the expertise of a number of collaboratively-trained financial neutrals such as Certified Financial Planners, Accountants, Business Valuators, and Property Assessors.

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Family Specialists

Family specialists are licensed and/or registered psychologists and social workers whose primary area of practice is in conflict resolution, family relationships, child-development issues as well as having expertise related to the concerns of children of divorce. Through their therapeutic background, Family Professionals recognize the strong emotions experienced by divorcing couples that can often get in the way of effective collaboration on the legal and parenting issues. The specialist works to help manage conflict between spouses and optimize communication so that couples can successfully move through the divorce process and develop an effective co-parenting relationship for the future.

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The Blog

Edmonton and area Collaborative Practice News and Information

Avoid the “Prisoner’s Dilemma” in your separation

James Samaroden | January 18, 2024

The Prisoner’s Dilemma is a simple yet powerful thought experiment. Imagine two people, let’s call them Alice and Bob, who are accused of committing a crime together. They are arrested and placed in separate cells with no way to communicate.

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Fair Settlement

divorceseparationca | May 3, 2023

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Neutral Financial Experts Save You Money

James Samaroden | April 26, 2023

When going through a Collaborative Family Law (CFL) process, it is important to have a team of professionals to support both parties in reaching a fair and equitable settlement. One key member of this team is the neutral financial professional.

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