JOHNSON AND NIXON LAW OFFICE
KAREN A. JOHNSON
SALLY COOPERRIDER (formerly NIXON)
142 George St.
San Jose, CA 95110
(408)287-7717
JOHNSONANDNIXON@SBCGLOBAL.NET
KAREN A. JOHNSON
SALLY COOPERRIDER (formerly NIXON)
142 George St.
San Jose, CA 95110
(408)287-7717
JOHNSONANDNIXON@SBCGLOBAL.NET
COLLABORATIVE LAW
Collaborative Law is a new approach to help couples
and families go through the difficult process of
re-structuring their relationships and settling their
finances without the financial and emotional drain of
a litigated divorce case.
In a Collaborative Law case, the parties work with
their attorneys to come to a mutually satisfactory
agreement, without asking a judge to make
decisions about their case. They agree to disclose
all their financial information, and to try to look at the
needs of the family as a whole, as well as looking out
for their own needs.
In Collaborative Law each party has their own
attorney to advocate for them and to advise them. If
you choose Collaborative Law, the four of you (two
parties and two attorneys) will work as a team to
gather information and to come to an agreement
about your case. You can also involve other
professionals, such as an accountant, appraiser, a
communications coach and/or a child specialist , if
you choose to do so. As a team you will gather
documents and information to help you come to an
agreement about your property, child and/or spousal
support, if appropriate, and custody and visitation
matters. After you come to an agreement, one or
both attorneys will put it in written form, and will
prepare the necessary court papers. The
Collaborative Law attorneys are trained to keep the
process positive and forward looking.
If any party in a Collaborative Law case feels that the
process is not working, he or she still retains the
option to use the court system, but cannot use the
Collaborative Law attorney to do so.
The Collaborative Law attorneys are trained to keep
the process positive and forward looking. The
parties can learn new skills for communicating with
each other after the divorce process, as well as
working through the re-structuring of their family
without the emotional wear and tear of going to
court.
Collaborative Law is a new approach to help couples
and families go through the difficult process of
re-structuring their relationships and settling their
finances without the financial and emotional drain of
a litigated divorce case.
In a Collaborative Law case, the parties work with
their attorneys to come to a mutually satisfactory
agreement, without asking a judge to make
decisions about their case. They agree to disclose
all their financial information, and to try to look at the
needs of the family as a whole, as well as looking out
for their own needs.
In Collaborative Law each party has their own
attorney to advocate for them and to advise them. If
you choose Collaborative Law, the four of you (two
parties and two attorneys) will work as a team to
gather information and to come to an agreement
about your case. You can also involve other
professionals, such as an accountant, appraiser, a
communications coach and/or a child specialist , if
you choose to do so. As a team you will gather
documents and information to help you come to an
agreement about your property, child and/or spousal
support, if appropriate, and custody and visitation
matters. After you come to an agreement, one or
both attorneys will put it in written form, and will
prepare the necessary court papers. The
Collaborative Law attorneys are trained to keep the
process positive and forward looking.
If any party in a Collaborative Law case feels that the
process is not working, he or she still retains the
option to use the court system, but cannot use the
Collaborative Law attorney to do so.
The Collaborative Law attorneys are trained to keep
the process positive and forward looking. The
parties can learn new skills for communicating with
each other after the divorce process, as well as
working through the re-structuring of their family
without the emotional wear and tear of going to
court.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT COLLABORATIVE LAW AND FOR
INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER COLLABORATIVE
ATTORNEYS, SEE THE LINKS BELOW.
COLLABORATIVE LAW:
http://www.collaborativedivorce.com
THE SILICON VALLEY COLLABORATIVE LAW GROUP:
http://www.collaborativepracticesiliconvalley.co
http://www.collaborativedivorce.com
THE SILICON VALLEY COLLABORATIVE LAW GROUP:
http://www.collaborativepracticesiliconvalley.co
The Santa Clara County Superior Court has a list of qualified
Collaborative Law attorneys. Their website is at:
www.sccsuperiorcourt.org/family/ADR
Collaborative Law attorneys. Their website is at:
www.sccsuperiorcourt.org/family/ADR
COLLABORATIVE LAW
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