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Collaborative negotiation is a cooperative, voluntary process in which each party retains a collaboratively-trained lawyer and other collaborative professionals, as needed, to resolve not just the legal issues but also the emotional issues arising from the end of the parties' relationship. (Not surprisingly, the emotional issues following separation can often be a barrier to resolving the legal issues.) The other people who might be involved in a collaborative process include:
This sounds like an awful lot of professionals, however, in collaborative processes the lawyers and their clients work together to build the team that suits their needs. As well, this approach provides a more specialized, and often more cost-effective, way to deal with separation rather than just leaving it all to the lawyers.