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Summer Co-Parenting: Tips for Travel, Vacations & Schedules
How can divorced or separated parents successfully manage summer vacations and parenting schedules? The key is planning ahead, communicating clearly, and putting your children’s needs first. By discussing vacation dates early, following your parenting agreement, remaining flexible when appropriate, and keeping each other informed about travel plans, co-parents can help create a fun, low-stress summer…
Read MoreThree Days, One Team: Inside Collaborative Team Trainings Interdisciplinary Collaborative Training in San Diego
Collaborative Team Trainings just wrapped a three-day interdisciplinary Collaborative divorce training in sunny San Diego. Attorneys, financial specialists, mental health professionals, and mediators traveled in to learn the Collaborative process together, side by side, discipline by discipline. Attendees came from San Diego, from other parts of California, and from as far away as Washington State…
Read MoreWhy Collaborative Divorce Matters More Than Ever
Collaborative Divorce is a dignified service that may help families resolve conflict away from court, in a structured and respectful environment as opposed to traditional litigation. Shawn Weber of Weber Dispute Resolution looks at how it changes the focus from winning in court to working together for long-term, participatory decision-making that focuses on the future…
Read MoreProtecting Your Children Through the Divorce Transition – Join Us for the Divorce Options(R) San Diego Workshop, April 4
Divorce affects whole families. Prioritizing children’s emotional well-being helps them feel safe, heard, and loved — even in times of change. Get guidance on child-focused divorce planning. Register for the Divorce Options® Workshop.
Read MoreWhat To Do When You Know Your Marriage Is Over
When you see that your marriage is over, it seems overwhelming. According to the article, What To Do When You Know The Marriage Is Over from the Law Office of Rebecca M. Medina, one should take time and process your emotions and educate yourself alternatively before making decisions. Knowing what to do next is possible…
Read MoreSimplifying Divorce: Why Filing a California Joint Divorce Petition Is a Smart Move
Divorce does not always need to turn into a fight. Weber Dispute Resolution’s blog on the California joint divorce petition makes a strong point for working together instead. Couples who file jointly can save time, reduce legal fees, and simplify the process. It demonstrates that both parties are committed to resolving issues without immediately resorting to…
Read MoreShould You Stay Together for the Kids?
Have you and your partner been going through the marriage motions for months now? The conversations have become shorter, the silences longer, and you’ve both started wondering if this is really working anymore and getting a divorce or separating would be better. Staying in an unhappy marriage for your kids teaches them the wrong lessons…
Read MoreCo-Parenting After Divorce: Tips for Effective Communication
When you and your spouse opt to divorce outside of court through a collaborative process, you can preserve your family unit. The process is amicable, for both of you – not win/lose like in a litigated divorce. Not only that, but your family is supported by a team of divorce experts who value amicable resolutions…
Read MoreHow to Prepare Emotionally for a Divorce
The path you choose for your divorce significantly impacts your emotional journey. A collaborative divorce provides a structured, respectful process that inherently reduces emotional trauma compared to adversarial court litigation. In the collaborative approach, we create a supportive environment where both partners can express needs and concerns without the heightened conflict that courtrooms often generate.…
Read MoreWhat If I Don’t Trust My Spouse to Be Transparent with Finances? Is Collaborative Practice a Good Option for Me? Part 2
By Shawn Weber, CLS-F Read Part 1 HERE Structured Information Gathering and Disclosure Protocols Collaborative Practice doesn’t just rely on people willingly sharing financial data to ensure financial transparency. (People tend to share more in Collaborative Practice than in traditional litigation.) Instead, the Collaborative team will insist on structured protocols for disclosure. These protocols typically…
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