The collaborative process gives you a clearer path to divorce.
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…..your downward dog, that is.
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Meditation isn’t just for yogis and want to be Buddhas. Meditation is a tool. Think about meditation the way you think abut taking a walk to blow off steam, or going to the gym to help lower your blood pressure. The wonderful thing about meditation is that you can access it anytime, anywhere, for whatever amount of time you have. This can be in your car prior to your first meeting with your lawyer, while you are walking the dog, during a break when you and your ex are meeting, or when you are taking your morning shower.
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Over the past two weeks, our Waterloo Region Collaborative Practice Group (Best4All) undertook three full days of excellent training in domestic or intimate partner violence (IPV) screening for collaborative practitioners. We did this to improve our skills in identifying when IPV is present in the families we work with - and managing our process accordingly.
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Contacting and meeting with a family lawyer for the first time can be intimidating, so we’d like to help reduce any nervousness by answering a few frequently asked questions about our initial consultations.
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Anger impacts your health, your children, your friends and your family members. Family members want to provide support which often turns into taking sides. Children may feel, without ever being asked, that they must align themselves with one parent or the other.
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It makes sense to set expectations for important issues during a time when your head is clear and you are able to communicate openly and positively with your partner.
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Before you text, email, or call; before you open your mouth in anger, ask yourself if it would be okay if everyone in the world, including your kids, heard you say those words. If it’s okay, then go ahead. If it’s not okay, then what do you gain by saying them?
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As collaborative lawyers, we have a tendency to rattle on about the emotional, financial and time costs of litigation. You have caught on to our ploy; we want you choosing us as your lawyers, not the litigator down the street. If you think that’s our only motive, you might think twice after reading this post.
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