Difference between revisions of "How Do I Start a Collaborative Process with My Spouse?"

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 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.