Collaborative Divorce Lawyers in Albuquerque

The Advantages of Collaborative Divorce

Nobody wins in an acrimonious separation. Lengthy divorce proceedings adversely impact partners, children, and reputations, not to mention your bank account. The collaborative divorce lawyers at Batley Riley Family Law aim to protect clients’ interests and achieve the best financial settlement for all parties through educated compromise.

The benefits of a collaborative divorce are numerous. Common ones include: 

• Avoid the courtroom – Collaborative divorce is a process where the parties, attorneys, and neutral experts sign an agreement to work outside the courtroom to make decisions and resolve conflicts. Litigated divorce proceedings are public, time-consuming, bureaucratic, and unnecessarily expensive.
• Control  – The collaborative divorce process promotes freedom and puts a couple in control of the outcome. Instead of being bound by a judge’s decisions, couples communicate to develop plans that meet their personal needs. A couple uses a neutral, collaboratively trained financial expert to assist them in making decisions to ensure both are secure after the marriage.
• Privacy and reputation – Because negotiations and settlement terms are completed out of court in private, a collaborative divorce prevents damage to reputation that can occur when conflict plays out in a public courtroom.
• Protection for children – Divorce is a traumatic experience for children. The effects of the negative emotions expressed in a contentious divorce can stay with a child for a lifetime. Collaborative divorce protects children by encouraging parents to settle their differences respectfully with the help of a neutral, collaboratively trained child professional.