Milwaukee Collaborative Divorce Attorney |
Attorney Diane S. Diel is a Milwaukee divorce attorney that has worked both locally and internationally to help build the collaborative divorce process. She has long been a leader in the Milwaukee legal and professional community. The Collaborative Divorce movement started just about twenty years ago, and Attorney Diel was involved at the beginning. Her years of experience then led Attorney Diel to believe that there needed to be another way to address divorce cases. Attorney Diel will want to hear your goals, values, and concerns and help you identify the best divorce process for you.
What is Collaborative Divorce?
In a collaborative divorce, each party hires an attorney and the clients and lawyers all work together in a cooperative, non-adversarial process with a mutual goal of reaching a settlement of all issues that addresses everyone’s needs. The parties and attorneys communicate and negotiate directly with one another in structured four-way settlement meetings.
Binding written commitments are made by both parties and their respective attorneys to voluntarily disclose all financial information. Everyone agrees to proceed respectfully and in good faith in settlement negotiations. The parties also agree that they will not go to court. If a client asks a judge to make a decision, both lawyers withdraw.
Financial advisors and mental health professionals may be brought into the collaborative divorce process as a means of helping to reach an amicable agreement.
If you and your spouse are committed to solving problems together and working in the best interests of your children and other important family relationships, this is a process you should strongly consider.
Binding written commitments are made by both parties and their respective attorneys to voluntarily disclose all financial information. Everyone agrees to proceed respectfully and in good faith in settlement negotiations. The parties also agree that they will not go to court. If a client asks a judge to make a decision, both lawyers withdraw.
Financial advisors and mental health professionals may be brought into the collaborative divorce process as a means of helping to reach an amicable agreement.
If you and your spouse are committed to solving problems together and working in the best interests of your children and other important family relationships, this is a process you should strongly consider.
Benefits of Choosing Collaborative Divorce
- Greater control. Each participant has the opportunity to voice interests, concerns, and requests.
- Efficiency. Collaborative divorce encourages direct communication to resolve issues without court intervention. Direct communication with the help of Collaborative lawyers helps to avoid unnecessary court proceedings and attorney fees.
- More private option. All negotiations are private and less visible to the public compared to a traditional divorce.
- Promotes a more respectful environment. By choosing this process both participants in good faith show commitment to attempt to agree on the terms of how their marriage ends.
- Focuses on restructuring. While collaborative divorce still results in the dissolution of a marriage, the process is more about restructuring family relationships. For those with children, this can be especially important.
What is a Collaborative Divorce Participation Agreement?
A Collaborative Divorce Participation Agreement (“PA”) is a written agreement by which both parties commit to working together towards a mutually beneficial outcome. The key element of a Collaborative Divorce Participation Agreement is that both parties agree that they will not ask a court to decide a disputed issue. If anyone does so, both attorneys must withdraw.
Call for a FREE Phone Consultation with an Experienced Milwaukee Collaborative Divorce Attorney
On your initial call to this office, you may be asked to provide information so that we can make sure that we do not have a conflict of interest in talking with you. After that call, collaborative divorce attorney Diane S. Diel will give you a free half-hour telephone call consultation.
Thereafter, Attorney Diel will want to meet with you for an initial consultation. At the initial consultation, we answer your questions and give you information on what to do and what not to do during the divorce process. Because we spend quality time with you addressing your individual issues, and because we provide valuable legal advice to you, we do charge an initial consultation fee. Feel free to contact our collaborative divorce lawyers with any questions.
Thereafter, Attorney Diel will want to meet with you for an initial consultation. At the initial consultation, we answer your questions and give you information on what to do and what not to do during the divorce process. Because we spend quality time with you addressing your individual issues, and because we provide valuable legal advice to you, we do charge an initial consultation fee. Feel free to contact our collaborative divorce lawyers with any questions.