Practice Area – Illinois Collaborative Divorce

Collaborative Divorce Practice in Illinois helps people choosing to end their marriage without destroying their family in the process. In a collaborative divorce the spouses and their attorneys work together cooperatively to negotiate equitable settlements without going to court. Collaborative divorce focuses on constructive problem solving based upon the divorcing couples’ individual and shared values rather than on adversarial bargaining and court-imposed solutions. Collaborative Law, Collaborative Practice, and Collaborative Divorce are terms used interchangeably.

Illinois Collaborative Divorce process focuses on out-of-court settlement that allows people to work out the terms of settlement with lawyers trained in negotiating divorce settlements.

The couple to a collaborative divorce in Illinois often spends less money and time as compared to the traditional divorce process. Read the Gitlin Law Firm’s Q&As regarding Illinois Collaborative Divorce.