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collaborative divorce Laws

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Wisconsin laws recognize two substantially new methods for divorce under collaborative divorce laws. Both seek to help people obtain a divorce in the least controversial manner possible - through a mediation style, but they differ on one main issue: training. Collaborative divorce attorneys must be trained, certified, and undergo ongoing training; collaborative divorce attorneys need not be certifieid. Both attorneys at Stillings & Buchinger, LLC are certified collaborative divorce lawyers, and both also offer cooperative divorce plans.

The non-controversial path of divorce

Collaborative divorce is a relatively new process for Wisconsin, although it has existed elsewhere in the United States for some years. Collaborative divorce proceedings require that both parties are represented by an attorney certified to handle collaborative divorce proceedings, and all parties agree to work towards a solution instead of litigation. It requires full disclosure, trust and a willingness to find common ground. It works very well if the parties have children and need to maintain civility as they move forward into a different co-parenting arrangement. The contract for a Collaborative Divorce states that the parties will do all that can be done to settle out of court. If the parties cannot settle, they still have the right to go to court but they will have to hire different attorneys because the original Collaborative Attorneys are barred from representing the parties by the contract and court order.

Required Certification

A collaborative divorce attorney is first trained, and then certified by a professional board and organization. That special organization exists to maintain high collaborative divorce standards. Attorneys who are certified to act as collaborative attorneys must also undergo regular training in such areas as mediation, psychology and financial management.

Both Attorney Gordon E. Stillings and Attorney Melody Buchinger are certified collaborative attorneys, and both have been practicing in collaborative divorce law for many years.

Cooperative Divorce lawyers

Attorney Gordon Stillings & Attorney Melody Buchinger also offer cooperative divorce procedures. The primary difference between a collaborative divorce agreement and a cooperative divorce is the training; since both attorneys continuing collaborative divorce training, cooperative divorce methods receive benefits from these attorneys that other cooperative divorce attorneys may not be able to offer.

free initial consultation

The best way to get all of the information that you need to make a decision about which method for divorce is best for you and your family is to talk with an attorney at Stillings & Buchinger, LLC. Both Attorney Gordon E. Stillings and Attorney Melody Buchinger offer free initial consultations.