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Frequently Asked Questions About Divorce

"I’m thinking of renting an apartment on a monthly basis. What can I expect?"

You should expect to pay a premium for the flexibility of paying month-to-month. Plus, you’ll need to give your landlord 30-day notice before you move out – or, on the flipside, your landlord can…

"What is collaborative family law?"

Divorce attorney Brian Don Levy answers: "Collaborative law is a powerful and effective way for people who are divorcing to reach fair solutions and resolve differences, using highly trained and skilled professionals, while avoiding the cost and uncertainties of litigation. Collaborative family law is about achieving a fair and equitable settlement and assessing and accomplishing the thoughtful restructuring of the family.

The collaborative family-law process is progressive because it allows couples to obtain the positive advantages of legal, financial, psychological, and personal assistance in sorting out the complexities of their divorce, while at the same time focusing on issue resolution and family growth while completely avoiding the harmful disadvantages of the adversarial litigation process..."

"Can collaborative family law help me to settle my divorce more amicably? How is it different from divorce mediation?"

Divorce attorney Pauline Rosen answers: "In a collaborative-law divorce, the parties and their divorce attorneys agree to negotiate in good faith and engage in complete voluntary disclosure. Through a series of four-way meetings, the parties work together with their divorce lawyers to achieve the best settlement possible for the parties. Issues such as child and spousal support, property agreements, and custody and parenting plans are resolved during such settlement conferences. Instead of preparing for court and conducting extensive and expensive discovery (e.g., depositions and subpoenas), the parties with their attorneys focus on how to best end their relationship and begin anew. When appropriate, the parties are assisted by mental-health and financial professionals..."

"What is Collaborative Divorce?"

Los Angeles divorce lawyer Ron Supancic answers: "Collaborative Divorce is a new paradigm for conflict resolution in the area of dissolution of marriage. It is practiced by attorneys who support the belief that family is forever, therefore family disputes are best resolved outside of a courtroom, using collaborative strategies rather than adversarial methods like litigation. Such attorneys believe in and have been trained in non-adversarial dispute resolution..."

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