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Desert Collaborative Divorce Blog
Welcome!
The goal of the Desert Collaborative Divorce Blog is to make information available to people who find themselves in the midst of relationship breakup. Information means empowerment and empowerment means choices.
Collaborative Law is uniquely creative and versatile because although the process is structured, it is designed to be adjusted to meet the needs of each couple and family. Without going to court, spouses resolve their differences in a respectful, amicable, and constructive manner and environment that encourages them to determine together the best outcome for their family without becoming stuck on the emotional triggers that may have lead to the decision to separate.
The Collaborative experience supports negotiating agreements regarding all issues that arise in a divorce or the break up of non-marital relationship including custody and visitation, support, and property division. A working relationship can be preserved with your spouse or partner, and you are much more likely to reach agreements that are sensitive and mutually beneficial through the guidance of the professionals who facilitate the process. You can intelligently evaluate finances and family businesses, and a spouse who hasn't traditionally handled finances for instance, or parenting, can be encouraged and supported in undertaking those roles.
A contested divorce in family court tends to be detrimental to you and to the children of divorce in every way. You have no control over the process, judges are too busy to understand your needs your dispute is open to the public and the hostile things that parties say about and to each other during adversarial litigation are public record which are accessible to friends, employers and potential employers, co-workers, and one day your children, forever. The perpetuation of bitterness in traditional divorce is ill served and self-inflicted.
With this Blog and our various website pages we intend to create a forum for interacting with people who are genuinely interested in thinking about resolving relationship disputes proactively and outside the box. We want you to apply the same skepticism in investigating Collaborative Processes as we urge should be applied to evaluating "divorce by court." We invite you to ask us the hard questions!
This Website is supported by Attorney-Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer
Thurman W. Arnold, III. Thurman has three other websites that may be of interest to you.
He has written quite extensively on many aspects of California Family Law.
Please try our search engine at the upper right of any page for more information
for particular topics. These websites are all linked through the search engine,
so that a search here, for instance, will bring up the page links to
relevant information from each of the other sites.
| January 24, 2011 |
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LIFE AFTER DIVORCE - Thriving in the Future, Part I
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| Posted By Marvin L. Chapman, PsyD |
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| If you are like most parents you want your children to be successful at school, in their extracurricular activities, and socially with their friends. Prior to your family reorganization you probably spent enormous amounts of time, energy, and money ... |
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| May 27, 2010 |
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Moving Through Change: A Mom's Journey to a New Home (by Ellen Kellner)
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| Posted By Transitional Family Resources |
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| I love my home. For some people the living room and dining room have long lost their original intent, but for me, these rooms are my sanctuary. A place free from toys, clutter, mess, and TVs. They are rooms filled with things of beauty to me—candles, ... |
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| March 02, 2010 |
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PROBLEM GAMBLING AWARE WEEK - LECTURE BY GARY LANGE, Ph.D on March 11, 2010
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| Posted By Transitional Family Resources |
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| Gary Lange, Ph.D. WHEN GAMBLING BECOMES MORE THAN A GAME: NO ONE WINS Trips to the casino or playing video games can develop into serious financial and emotional problems not only for gambler but for his/her family. March 7-13 is National Problem ... |
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| February 20, 2010 |
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Overcoming PARENTING CONFLICTS with OurFamilyWizard
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| Posted By Transitional Family Resources |
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| Visitation and parenting exchange disputes often occur simply because of confusion or poor communication skills between parents, but they can be deeply embarrassing and distressing for children and a source of continuing anxiety and reactivity on the ... |
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