Written by My Collaborative Team President, Edward S. Sachs, ACP

One of the beautiful things about the Collaborative Process is that we offer families an opportunity to utilize a team approach to help navigate the difficulties of divorce. The goal of the Process is to provide a safe space for charting the future of the family unit. We encourage parents to learn how to best communicate regarding the children and we help them put together a parenting and financial plan that best suits the needs of the entire family.

We utilize experts that can help the family through both the difficulties of divorce and the future structure of the family unit. While we focus our work on the present, we strive to help the clients consider the future and how to best plan.  

As we know, the best laid plans can always change, especially when dealing with children. Many times, we are structuring settlements and parenting plans when the children are young. What happens when the kids get older and their needs change. Shouldn’t we be there to help, if needed?

Our work as Collaborative Professionals serving our clients should be on a continuum. We should be there, if the clients need us, well into the future.

Therefore, I wonder whether the Collaborative Process should be a continuum. Maybe our work shouldn’t conclude upon final judgment. Maybe we should be there for the family for as long as they need us.