What is collaborative law?

Collaborative law is an alternative dispute resolution process in Mississippi divorce law that allows couples to craft a marital dissolution agreement without having to go to court. In collaborative law, each party has his or her own attorney who agrees to actively participate in the negotiation process. The attorneys and the couple then engage in a series of planned meetings, in which all the parties involved are present, during which they have an open and honest discussion about the issues in the divorce. At the end of each meeting, the attorneys will go off to discuss the issues and develop a settlement that both parties can agree upon, with the help of the couple. The goal of the collaborative process is to reach an agreement that both parties find mutually satisfactory without the need to resort to litigation. In Mississippi, the collaborative process must be approved by the court in order for it to be considered legally binding.

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