Divorce is, emotionally and economically, a painful and expensive process at best. At Hall & Hall, our family law attorneys are committed to helping every client utilize the most cooperative process possible to resolve differences with their spouse.
Our firm is an innovator in Virginia collaborative family law. If you would like to speak with one of our divorce lawyers about minimizing the length of time, economic cost, and emotional scarring caused by divorce through an independent agreement or alternative dispute resolution, contact our Richmond family law firm.
Agreement
If you and your spouse are in agreement on all of the points of your divorce, our firm will draft a divorce agreement for you based on a questionnaire you can fill out without even visiting our office. This is a very inexpensive way to end a marriage, with the assurance that you have considered all points necessary to prevent future problems.
Mediation
If you and your spouse have some differences, perhaps details concerning custody, child support, spousal support, or property division, and you would like help resolving them, mediation may be a good choice. You go as a couple to a trained and neutral mediator, discuss the issues with fair and full disclosure, come to a decision, and the mediator writes up the agreement. Our firm’s attorneys serve as mediators, or represent clients during the mediation process.
Collaborative Divorce
Collaborative / negotiated divorce involves you, your spouse, and an attorney for each party. Your lawyer may be involved by counseling you, speaking for you, or crafting solutions. There may be a four-way conference, at the end of which you and your spouse have worked out the terms of your divorce. The parties may jointly work with outside mental health or financial counselors to investigate questions concerning child custody or finances.
Our firm has been a leader in Virginia divorce processes with our collaborative process, in which the attorneys involved have agreed that if the process fails and continues to court they will remove themselves from the case. This gives all involved an added incentive to find a workable solution without litigation.
If your interested in a cooperative process that enables you to resolve differences with your spouse contact a Virginia collaborative law attorney today at Hall & Hall.
