Talk:Collaborative divorce

Clean this up maybe?
This article could be improved. I've never heard of a CL stipulation about "taking advantage of mistakes" from the other side.

Response
One of the standard form Collaborative Contracts in use in Ontario and New York State specifies that neither side will take advantage of obvious mistakes (eg. mathematical errors) of the other.

LeslieCharlesworth 10:36, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

Neutrality
This article needs some serious editing for NPOV; it reads like a advert. Consider (my emphasis):


 * "Collaborative divorce makes use of a team approach to help the couple make fully-informed, carefully considered settlement decisions."
 * "all of which reduce the normal anxiety often experienced in the divorce process"
 * "The coaches in collaborative practice are present and future focused"
 * "Early studies are just being published which establish the effectiveness of a collaborative approach."
 * "lawyers and clients are reporting that it can be quicker, cheaper and less painful than a typical divorce."
 * "collaborative divorce is almost always more satisfactory and productive for the participants" (ref don't make it NPOV)

And there are no pointers to nor references of any of the critiques of CL; nor wiki pointers to the full list of alternatives (besides mediation); nor any pointers to any of the vast trove of divorce-related information online. (Yeah I'm a lazy troll today, but the NPOV stuff needs to be pointed out.) --Psm 00:20, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

NPOV gripes (which should be addressed by someone familliar with the subject, maybe?), I find it interesting that the parties are referred to as a "couple" many times under the heading of Team Approach. I think we get the gist that this form of Divorce might trend towards more civility and the like, but is it appropriate to term the divorcees as a couple? What would they be called in a civil divorce process at that juncture? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.145.132.194 (talk) 14:40, 2 May 2008 (UTC)