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Video 3: Catherine Conner on Structuring A Collaborative Practice Group

January 12, 2016/1 Comment/in Collaborative Divorce/by Adam

In a series of videos for Cutting Edge Law taped in 2008, leading collaborative lawyer Catherine Conner discusses creating, building, and structuring a collaborative practice group.  Catherine Conner is one of the founders and a former president of the Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire, a collaborative practice group out of California, and Catherine would go […]

Video 2: Catherine Conner on Building a Collaborative Practice Group

January 11, 2016/1 Comment/in Collaborative Divorce/by Adam

Before Catherine Conner was president of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, she was the president of the Redwood Empire collaborative practice group, one of the leading practice groups in the nation.  In 2008, Catherine taped a series of videos for Cutting Edge Law on creating and building a collaborative practice group. You can find video […]

Video: Catherine Conner on Creating A Collaborative Practice Group

January 8, 2016/2 Comments/in Collaborative Divorce/by Adam

A collaborative practice group is a network of independent professionals who promote the use of the collaborative process to resolve disputes outside of court.  A practice group is similar to a local bar association (i.e. Hillsborough County Bar Association, St. Pete Bar Association, etc.), in that it provides an opportunity for professionals to get to know […]

Pasco Adoption Judge Retires

January 7, 2016/0 Comments/in Adoption/by Adam

Sixth Circuit Unified Family Court Judge William R. Webb enjoyed his last day on the bench granting adoptions.  From the Tampa Tribune: NEW PORT RICHEY – He just as easily could have spent the day romping with his 2½-year-old grandson or reading the novel he never had time to open while serving as a circuit […]

Do You Need A Divorce Second Opinion?

January 4, 2016/0 Comments/in Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce Court/by Adam

As the New Year is upon us, many people are reflecting upon the past year and determining what changes need to be made for the coming year.  If you have been going through a tough, litigious divorce in Florida in 2015, perhaps it is time to reassess your divorce strategy and divorce process. According to […]

Top 10 Family Diplomacy Blog Posts of 2015

December 29, 2015/0 Comments/in Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Family Law News, LGBT Family Law Matters/by Adam

This year marked the fifth anniversary of this firm, and also the evolution from a general family law practice as The Law Firm of Adam B. Cordover, P.A., to an exclusively out-of-court practice as Family Diplomacy: A Collaborative Law Firm.  We refocused on collaborative divorce and family law, mediation, direct negotiations, and unbundled legal services, and […]

Pauline Tesler on Stu Webb (from 1999)

December 24, 2015/0 Comments/in Collaborative Divorce/by Adam

Stu Webb is known as the father of collaborative family law, a non-adversarial process where the spouses’ attorneys agree to focus solely on out-of-court dispute resolution.  Pauline Tesler is oftentimes thought of as the mother of collaborative divorce, emphasizing the benefits of an interdisciplinary team and spearheading the creation of institutions, such as the International Academy […]

Sample Christmas Custody Schedules

December 21, 2015/0 Comments/in Divorce, Holidays, Kids/by Adam

If you are divorcing in Tampa Bay and you have children, Florida law requires that a parenting plan be created.  The parenting plan outlines parental responsibility (decision-making authority) along with a time-sharing (custody) schedule. The time-sharing schedule should not only address where the children stay during the school year and in summer months, but also […]

Collaborative Training for Family Law Staff

December 19, 2015/0 Comments/in Collaborative Divorce/by Adam

When a potential client calls your firm, who is the first person with whom she speaks?  When a potential clients arrives at your office, who is the first person that he sees?  If you are a collaboratively-trained attorney, mental health professional, financial professional, or mediator, there is a good chance that your staff is the first […]

A Friendly Divorce in Tampa Bay

December 18, 2015/0 Comments/in Collaborative Divorce/by Adam

Have you had friends or family members who have gone through a War of the Roses divorce?  These are divorces where each spouse hires a “pit bull” attorney, they both engage in a scorched earth strategy, and they try to win at all costs, even as both of them tend to lose. If you do know […]

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