A collaborative divorce begins with each spouse retaining a collaboratively trained attorney and signing a participation agreement. From there the work proceeds through a series of joint meetings, where the couple, their lawyers, and any neutral professionals address finances, parenting, and support in turn.
Once agreement is reached on every issue, the lawyers prepare the paperwork and submit it to the court for the final judgment. A collaborative divorce lawyer in West Palm Beach manages that documentation, so the settlement the couple built is what the court actually enters.
