Minnesota Collaborative Law Lawyer
No Fancy Law Office, Just Solid Legal Advice ◦ Divorce Mediation Law Firm
Collaborative methods have been proven successful for hundreds or thousands of divorcing couples and parents engaged in custody disputes. Minnesota was a pioneering state for the collaborative law mediation approach. Attorney Stephen Goldfarb has been a strong proponent and practitioner of collaborative family law for many years.
Contact the law offices of Stephen M.Goldfarb Law Office, P.A. in St. Louis Park to schedule a consultation regarding any family law matter that requires dispute resolution, including post-decree modifications. Discuss the advantages that collaborative law may have for you and your spouse, ex-spouse or the other parent of your child, including the following:
- Control: you and your spouse or ex-spouse will have the ability to control the timing and duration of collaborative negotiations of your divorce settlement or custody settlement agreement.
- Privacy: most likely, your collaborative law meetings will take place in a lawyer's office or other neutral location, not in court where they will be public record. Only the settlement agreement that you reach, which is submitted to the court, will be in the public domain. The details of your settlement negotiations will remain confidential.
- Commitment to fairness: you and your spouse or ex-spouse are required to negotiate in a spirit of fairness and honest disclosure of assets. Learning to communicate outside the context of a stressful marriage is important for co-parenting that will continue for a lifetime if you share minor children. Civil interactions can set the tone for future joint participation in children's weddings, graduation ceremonies and other family events such as the birth of grandchildren.
You may wonder whether your spouse and his or her attorney will agree to go the route of collaborative law. Attorney Goldfarb will gladly explain to them the potential benefits, and share testimonies of past clients who were grateful to settle their divorce and custody matters collaboratively.
Collaborative law methods require a commitment on both sides to fairness, respect, honest disclosure of assets and a determination to arrive at a settlement without court interference. If either side drops out of the collaborative process, both must begin a divorce with new lawyers.
Discuss your concerns regarding divorce or child custody. Contact the law office of Stephen M.Goldfarb Law Office, P.A. to schedule a consultation.
