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Because it is a voluntary process, both you and your spouse must agree to proceed in this process. Most collaborative professionals believe that it is most often a more cost-effective and timely process than litigation and consider it to be a more holistic approach to preserving families going through separation. | Because it is a voluntary process, both you and your spouse must agree to proceed in this process. Most collaborative professionals believe that it is most often a more cost-effective and timely process than litigation and consider it to be a more holistic approach to preserving families going through separation. | ||
Once you and your spouse agree to use the collaborative process, each of you must retain a collaboratively trained lawyer. Sometimes the process starts when the couple meets with a divorce coach first and then collaborative lawyers are brought in. | Once you and your spouse agree to use the collaborative process, each of you must retain a collaboratively trained lawyer. Sometimes the process starts when the couple meets with a <span class="noglossary">divorce</span> coach first and then collaborative lawyers are brought in. | ||
===Finding a collaborative professional=== | ===Finding a collaborative professional=== | ||
The first step in the process is to find and meet with a collaborative lawyer or divorce coach. To find collaborative lawyers and divorce coaches go to these websites: | The first step in the process is to find and meet with a collaborative lawyer or <span class="noglossary">divorce</span> coach. To find collaborative lawyers and <span class="noglossary">divorce</span> coaches go to these websites: | ||
* [http://www.bccollaborativerostersociety.com BC Collaborative Roster Society] (BC-wide Roster) | * [http://www.bccollaborativerostersociety.com BC Collaborative Roster Society] (BC-wide Roster) | ||
