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==Hire collaborative lawyers==
==Hire collaborative lawyers==


Now that your ex has agreed to a collaborative settlement process, you each need to hire a lawyer trained in collaborative practices and get the process underway.
Now that your ex has agreed to the collaborative process, you each need to hire a lawyer trained in collaborative practice model and get the process underway.


Lawyers who work in a collaborative practice model <span class="noglossary">will</span> say as much in their advertising. You can also do an internet search for "collaborative lawyer bc" that <span class="noglossary">will</span> give you a list of collaborative lawyers and, even better, collaborative practice groups in your neighbourhood.  
Lawyers who work in the collaborative practice model <span class="noglossary">will</span> say as much in their advertising. Before you hire your lawyer, first ask around. Have any of your friends used a collaborative lawyer, and what did they think of them? You can also find a list of lawyers in collaborative practice groups in your neighbourhood, or through the BC-wide [http://www.bccollaborativerostersociety.com Collaborative Roster Society]. Collaborative practice groups <span class="noglossary">will</span> have lists of their members who are lawyers, mental health professionals and financial specialists, and the odds are pretty good that if you find a collaborative lawyer who you think you'll work well with, the lawyer <span class="noglossary">will</span> be able to recommend a handful of other lawyers from the same practice group for your ex.
 
Collaborative practice groups <span class="noglossary">will</span> have lists of their members who are lawyers, mental health professionals and financial specialists, and the odds are pretty good that if you find a collaborative lawyer who you think you'll work well with, the lawyer <span class="noglossary">will</span> be able to recommend a handful of other lawyers from the same practice group for your ex.
 
Before you hire your lawyer, first ask around. Have any of your friends used a collaborative lawyer, and what did they think of them? If that doesn't work, call a family law lawyer. Most family law lawyers, even family law lawyers who aren't trained in collaborative processes, <span class="noglossary">will</span> be able to recommend you to someone they think highly of.


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