North Carolina Divorce Law Firm Promotes Collaborative Dispute Resolution Process

August 7, 2004 -- As part of their ongoing efforts to support the movement of Collaborative Divorce, Rosen Divorce in Raleigh, NC, will sponsor The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals' (IACP) Fifth Annual Networking Forum, "Paradigms for Peacemaking," to be held in Boston, the weekend of October 22-24, 2004, at the Westin Copley Place Hotel. Last year's Forum, held in Vancouver, B.C., Canada was attended by more than 225 legal, mental health and financial professionals representing the collaborative community from all over the United States, Canada and from as far away as England. They expect the attendance in Boston to approach or exceed 400.

Rosen Divorce has taken a leading role in North Carolina to promote Collaborative Divorce, a process where all parties in a divorce case – including the two representing attorneys – agree to work together to achieve an outcome that is best for everyone in the divorcing family. They actually sign a pledge that they will not go to court, effec! tively taking the threat of "what a court would do" off the table, thereby creating an atmosphere of cooperation and creative problem solving as opposed to adversarial negotiating.

Earlier this year, Rosen Divorce brought in Collaborative Law professionals to train all 16 of their attorneys in Collaborative Law. The firm has also hosted subsequent trainings to encourage other attorneys in our area to learn this method of alternative dispute resolution. According to the firm's founder, Lee Rosen, "This is a major shift in thinking for most attorneys and it can be a challenge for those with years of experience in the traditional methods of litigation or tough negotiating, but it creates amazing results for the families we work with. We've seen separating couples reach agreement faster (agreements that both sides are happier with than the typical separation agreement), spend less money on the divorce process (keeping more of it to support the two households being creat! ed), and learn ways of interacting with each other that lay th! e founda tion for doing a good job of co-parenting together in the future ... or just having better future relationships period."

By sponsoring this Collaborative Practice conference, Rosen hopes to support the growth of the collaborative practice movement and encourage others to learn more about it. "We owe it to the families we work with to do whatever we can to make this process less painful for them. I think they deserve to have this option available to them and that can only happen if more attorneys and other professionals learn this area of practice." In order to learn more about Collaborative Divorce, visit www.rosendivorce.com/collaborativeattorney or call 919.787.6668. If you are an attorney or mental health professional who is interested in collaborative training, visit the IACP's website at www.collabgroup.com.

For a great interview about Collaborative Divorce or any of the issues related to divorce in North Carolina, call Lee Rosen at Rosen Divorce, 919-787-6667.

Contact: Cherí Varnadoe | Email: cvarnadoe@rosen.com | Phone:919.256.1536



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