The Covid-19 pandemic has made the backlog of family court worse, with some jurisdictions being shut down completely for months. Many divorcing couples rely on the courts to settle disputes without ...

One morning seven years ago, Tammy's* husband Scott* came home from his regular Sunday morning bike ride. He was heading for the coffee but wondered if his wife of more than 20 years might like a cup ...

For the past 20 years or so, a quiet revolution of sorts has been slowly taking place in the legal community. The movement known as “collaborative law”—in which all parties to a dispute agree to ...

Innovative lawyers around the world are investing their time and money in transparency. They’re showing other lawyers—often direct competitors—how they’re doing things. They’re sharing their tools, ...

We urge the Judiciary Committee to consider a proposal to enact the Uniform Collaborative Law Act in Connecticut. Like mediation, the practice of collaborative law has emerged primarily in the context ...

South Florida is famously litigious, but a new family law firm in the region aims to use a recently established form of alternative dispute resolution to resolve family matters outside the courtroom.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Damien Carrick: Breaking up is never easy. If you commence Family Court proceedings, inevitably ...

Collaborative law is growing in popularity in Australia. It's time lawyers consider using it more often, writes Catherine Gale, President-Elect of the Law Council of Australia. This content is ...