By THERESA WINSLOW, Staff Writer
By THERESA WINSLOW, Staff Writer
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
08/03/06
Breakin' up is always hard to do, but a movement is underway to make the divorce process a little more palatable and a lot less messy.
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By Joshua McKerrow -- The Capital
This group of county professionals has banded together to promote a new alternative to traditional divorce cases. Called collaborative law, the aim is to resolve issues surrounding divorce without a heated court battle. Clockwise: attorney Nancy Weller of Annapolis, counselor Patricia Simpson of Chesapeake Beach, attorney Jennifer Merrill of Annapolis, financial planner George Collis of Arnold and attorney Michael Lay of Baltimore.
A group of local attorneys has joined with therapists and financial advisors to promote a concept called collaborative law.
Instead to heading to court for what could be a contentious legal battle, in collaborative law, a couple meets with their attorneys in private and works out their own settlement.
The attorneys work as legal advisors during the process instead of litigators preparing for a traditional court showdown. Counselors and finance experts can be called in as needed for...
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