Settling a divorce out of court
While divorces are never a pleasant thing to go through, the process isn’t always as dramatic as you may imagine. Not all divorces are settled contentiously in a courtroom like you see on TV. The alternative solution? Collaborative practice. This concept was developed in the early 1990s, in response to an apparent surge in the rate of divorce and marriage breakdown. Stu Webb, a Minneapolis, Minnesota attorney, developed the process because, as a family law practitioner, h