{"id":206,"date":"2013-09-22T23:37:35","date_gmt":"2013-09-22T23:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.collaborativepracticechicago.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=206"},"modified":"2014-10-05T02:39:53","modified_gmt":"2014-10-05T02:39:53","slug":"why-am-i-willing-to-meet-with-both-of-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collaborativepracticechicago.com\/hp_wordpress\/archives\/206","title":{"rendered":"Why am I willing to meet with BOTH of you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you contact me, I will say something that very few other lawyers will.\u00a0 “I’d like to suggest that you and your spouse come in together<\/em> for an initial consultation.”<\/p>\n

First, let’s understand why most lawyers do not do that.\u00a0 It is because if they are hired to go to court, to litigate, they are ONLY working for the advancement of that one spouse.\u00a0 And something that might be said while meeting with both of you, could compromise their ability to do their job.\u00a0 Maybe even to the extent that you have to hire a different attorney.\u00a0 It’s not that they don’t care about your spouse, it’s just that the rules of litigation require formal consistent separation of your interests from your spouse’s. And generally they are treated as if they are at odds; that you CAN NOT end up with what you need if your spouse gets what s\/he needs.<\/p>\n

I no longer do ANY litigation.\u00a0 What that means is that I will NOT represent either of you ‘against’ the other.\u00a0 I ONLY work with clients who are willing to work together to jointly reach the decisions that must be made in order for a court to agree to dissolve their marriage.\u00a0 And who understand that it is absolutely possible to reach decisions that address everyone’s needs.<\/p>\n

This also means that in our consultation I will be focusing on the ways in which I WOULD be willing to work with you.\u00a0 They include:<\/p>\n