Health & Fitness
What Is Collaborative Divorce?
The basic ideas behind a peaceful, Minnesota-born practice of divorce.

For the past two decades, Collaborative Divorce has spread throughout the world to help families achieve better outcomes in a tough time. So what is Collaborative Divorce? How does it provide opportunity for a better outcome?
A divorce in which the husband and wife each retain a lawyer for settlement purposes only. It really is that simple. Unlike a traditional divorce process, in Collaborative Divorce, the lawyers must withdraw if the divorce cannot be resolved out of court.
It also brings a team to the process for smoother transitions for post-divorce life. Clients work with financial neutrals and mental health professionals in addition to the attorneys.
The Collaborative process was introduced in 1990 by Minnesota attorney Stu Webb. Webb's idea would be a way to commit to a way of settlement that could open doors and present opportunities for better outcomes in the years to come.