Providing families in conflict with a peaceful, dignified and respectful alternative to the traditional adversarial divorce process.

Collaborative Divorce

Collaborative Divorce is the cutting edge approach to divorce using legal representation, but with the express intention of avoiding the stress and trauma of litigation. In Collaborative Divorce, couples and their attorneys agree in advance not to litigate. If either party ignores the agreement and goes to court, both attorneys resign from the case. Unlike a traditional divorce, Collaborative Divorce uses a team approach. The team consists of you, your spouse, your lawyer and your spouse’s lawyer and the team very often is expanded to include:

Financial Advisor

Educates the team on the short and long-term financial consequences of your divorce to help the achieve a workable outcome.

Child Specialist

Provides expertise in child-related matters, helping the team develop a parenting plan that best serves the children’s interests.

Divorce Coach

Offers practical suggestions and emotional support through the Collaborative Divorce Process. Collaborative Lawyers have been specially trained in Collaborative Law and Collaborative Divorce.

AACLP Vision

To provide families in conflict with a peaceful, dignified and respectful alternative to the traditional adversarial divorce process, and to establish Collaborative Practice as the preferred method for resolving family law disputes in the State of Maryland.

AACLP Mission Statement

To establish a Collaborative Practice Group whose independent, unaffiliated practitioners will work together to guide separating and divorcing clients toward restructuring the family unit and resolving their legal, financial and emotional issues in a cooperative manner.   .

 

This website was created by Anne Arundel Collaborative Professionals, Inc. for the purpose of promoting the practices for the listed professionals and to give information about collaborative divorce to the public. The professionals listed on this website are independent from one another and are not in partnership with each other in any way. Each professional is responsible for his or her acts with respect to anyone who may engage him or her through this website to render professional services and shall not be liable in any way for any act or omission of another professional listed on this website. Member professionals include Hollie Cutler, Timothy Mummert, Nancy Weller, David Simison, Clara Bereston, Kendall Summers, Anita Deger, Mike Lay, Mike Malone, Susan Wyckoff, Marla Zide, Ron Naditch, Richard Trunnell, Donna Schaeffer, John Faggio Rebecca McKee, Susan Krohn, and Patti Cummings. This website is available to provide general information. It is not to be construed as establishing any contractual relationship with anyone on this website until such individual(s) have signed an agreement to provide services or letter of engagement. Please be advised that e-mail communication will not be deemed to establish a contractual relationship. Electronic technology is not secure and e-mail communications are not confidential.