Collaborative Practice

Collaborative Practice represents a revolutionary approach to resolving conflict. The Collaborative Practice model represents a major departure from traditional methods of resolving conflict by avoiding litigation and addressing the significant, but often overlooked, impact on personal health and financial matters.

Some people want an amicable agreement but are unwilling or unable to advocate for themselves. In this situation, the collaborative team approach is recommended since it addresses the emotional, financial and legal issues of a dispute. The team at Mediation and Collaborative Action Group believes that combining their expertise of business, finance, legal and psychological, provide clients with the best tools to facilitate conversation, collaboration and agreement.

The Collaborative Practice process begins with a signed participation agreement. The parties agree that they will not go to court, that they will not threaten others with going to court, and that they will strive hard to resolve their case through good faith, reason, common sense, and creative negotiations to reach a mutually acceptable settlement. The collaborative process uses informal discussions and meetings attended by both parties (and their teams) in an open, non-confrontational setting to settle all issues. It requires all parties to provide all pertinent documents and information relating to the issues to be settled. What makes this process unique is that the TEAM commits themselves to a settlement that works.

Disputes often involve both personal and legal issues. When the personal and legal are intertwined, the court may not be able to offer adequate resolutions. In court, people may be unnecessarily positioned as adversaries; unity and self-determination maybe undermined.

Collaborative Practice offers a solution to this dilemma; we resolve disputes with dignity.