Which Divorce Would You Rather Have? by Michelle Daneshrad, CFL-S Completion Law Firm, Woodland Hills, California Isabelle is standing at the top of a sloping brick driveway. Her sister stands beside her. She is practicing in her mind the words she was trained to say. As her dad’s red SUV finally reaches the front door,…
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LACFLA Collaborative Family Practice Three Day Training Set for August 10-11-12 10th Annual Collaborative Family Practice Basic Interdisciplinary Three Day Training When: August 10, 11, and 12, 2016 Registration: 8:30 – 9 a.m. Program: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tuition: $295 CEUs Offered: 17.5 Where: Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, 919 Albany Street, Los Angeles…
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Learn How To Maximize LinkedIn at LACFLA Study Group August 9 More than 180 million people in the world use LinkedIn. Are you one of them? Would you like to find ways to use LinkedIn more effectively and in less time? Join the LACFLA Study Group on Tuesday, August 9, for a one hour brown…
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In Collaborative Divorce, the attorney’s job is not to undermine opposing counsel, their clients, or their positions. Rather, the lawyer tries to empower his or her own client and foster an environment where everyone including the other spouse can express themselves and reach a settlement in a healthy way.
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Avoid Self-Justification For A Smoother Divorce by Dr. James E. Walton, Ph.D., LMFT PeacefulDivorceLA.com, North Hollywood, California The majority of couples who end up getting divorced experience a gradual drift away from each other over the course of their relationship. It usually comes on slowly and gradually through a pattern of blaming the other and…
Read MoreCP Cal’s mission is to unify, strengthen and support the Collaborative Practice community and to increase public awareness of the Collaborative Process for divorce and civil matters throughout California.
Read MoreEngaging Bias in Collaborative Divorce Focus of Presentation North Hollywood, California Bias is a normal and natural part of being human. It can be a shortcut for understanding the world and acts as a warning system allowing us to quickly assess good from bad, and safe from dangerous. It is our mind’s way of creating…
Read MoreThe Civil Collaborative Process presents an excellent option for many types of civil disputes, allowing families to settle difficult issues and help create a path forward to provide a healthier family system, without going to court, with the same benefits as Collaborative Divorce: a resolution with less stress and often, depending upon the case, lower costs than litigation.
Read MoreCollaborative Divorce Featured in San Fernando Valley Business Journal The San Fernando Valley’s leading business newspaper featured Collaborative Divorce and Family Divorce Solutions in its recent “Family Law” special section. The San Fernando Valley Business Journal interviewed member Michelle Daneshrad, a family law attorney and Collaborative Divorce practitioner, in a question and answer format article…
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