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Introductory Information
An introduction to Collaborative Divorce, a process that can help you resolve disputes arising out divorce, without resort to costly litigation & adversarial court processes.
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Introductory Information
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Home
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Returns you to the opening page.
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Morrie Sacks
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Meet Morrie Sacks, a collaborative divorce lawyer in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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An Overview of the Process
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A brief introduction to collaborative divorce.
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The Collaborative Approach
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A very brief discussion of why you might use collaborative divorce rather than some other process.
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Development of the Process
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A a brief history of the development of the multi-disciplinary Collaborative Divorce Process.
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Definitions
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As you might expect, here you will find definitions of terms used in describing the collaborative process which you will find helpful.
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Who can benefit
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Check here to see if you could benefit from using the Collaborative Divorce process.
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Contact Us
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Our contact information
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Resources
- links to websites and articles which might be useful to view. All links are annotated.
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Canadian Web Sites
- Links to websites with Canadian Content
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International Web Sites
- Links, mostly to USA websites. Some of them have some Canadian content.
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Articles
- Some of these are links to websites articles published at that website and some of these are articles published on this website.
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The Collaborative Process
In this section is an in depth discussion about the theory on which Collaborative Divorce is based, the composition of the Collaborative Divorce Team and how it functions.
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The Collaborative Process
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The Process: The Theory
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A discussion about how our attitudes toward conflict and styles of conflict affect our ability to resolve conflict.
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Conflict
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A discussion about how our believes about conflict developed and how those beliefs affect our attitudes and life.
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Positions & Interests
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The difference between how negotiating from a positional attitude is different from negotiating from a postion of needs and interests.
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The Process: How to proceed
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How you enter to Collaborative Process.
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The Process: The Team
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Who constitutes the team, what are their roles and when does each member become involved in the process.
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Client
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What is expected of you.
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Lawyers
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What is the role and responsibility of the lawyers.
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Coaches
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What is the role of a divorce coach and when might they become a part of the process.
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Child Specialist
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What is the role of a child specialist and when might they become a part of the process.
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Financial Specialist
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What is the role of a financial specialist and when might they become a part of the process.
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Collaborative Philosophy
A discussion of the philosophy behind Collaborative Divorce and the paradigm shift, or shift in perspective, required by both counsel and clients within this process.
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Collaborative Philosophy
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The Philosophy
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A brief discussion of the philosophy behind the deveopment of the Collaborative Divorce Process and how are beliefs, patterns and habits and styles of conflict developed as well as a section on the beliefs about confict that inhabit the theory of collaborative process.
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The Principles
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A list of the principles which are the foundation of Collaborative Divorce.
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The Concepts
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Some of the basic consepts behind Collaborative Divorce.
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Healing
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How the process of divorce can be used as a means of healing and transforming your life.
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Forgiveness
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A short discussion of forgiveness and links to some resources.
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The Paradigm Shift
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A discussion about the difference between the adversarial paradigm and the collaborative paradigm including a very helpful chart.
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Resolution not Settlement
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The difference between resolution and settlement.
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"Each step forward along the path of life contains
the possibility for actualising our potential."
"Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation." Roberto Assagioli.
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