How does the Collaborative Divorce Process work?

After the participants each hire a collaborative divorce attorney, everyone agrees in writing not to
go to court. This means that your collaborative divorce attorney will not enter a Court Appearance
on your behalf.

You meet privately with your attorney and the participants then schedule a series of joint
meetings. The number of meetings needed to bring your case to a conclusion depends upon your
circumstances. The meetings are designed to exchange all information, explore all options and to
determine the agreement that best suits this unique family. If there is an immediate concern, it will
be addressed at the meeting. Every meeting has an agenda and minutes are maintained.

The resulting divorce agreement, also called the Settlement Agreement, will ultimately be made
an order of the Court at the conclusion of the collaborative divorce process. This Settlement
Agreement becomes a court order.

Hiding assets during divorce

Check out  this is article on the topic of spouses  hiding assets during a divorce, from Janet Baker of the Collaborative Law Group of Southern Arizona.