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  • North Shore

    Address:
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    Crows Nest (Available by appointment)
    Crows Nest (Regus)
    246 Pacific Highway,
    Crows Nest NSW 2065

    Hornsby (Available by appointment)
    Level 1/22-28 Edgeworth David Avenue,
    Hornsby NSW 2077
    Family Law Services Team
  • Eastern Suburbs
    Phone:
    1300 516 443
    Address:
    2 Short Street,
    Double Bay 2028
    NSW
  • Sydney
    Phone:
    (02) 9283 5877
    Address:
    Level 7, Suite 702
    570 George Street
    Sydney NSW 2000
  • Eastern Suburbs
    Phone:
    1300 516 443 
    Address:
    2 Short Street,
    Double Bay 2028 NSW
  • Illawarra
    Phone:
    (02) 4202 6943
    Address:
    Centretown Plaza,
    Suites 8 & 9, 128-134 Crown Street,
    Wollongong NSW 2500
  • Parramatta
    Phone:
    (02) 9635 4266
    Address:
    Level 7
    9 George Street
    Parramatta NSW 2150
  • Canberra
    Phone:
    1300 464 619
    Address:
    Australian Family Lawyers (partner firm to Watts McCray)
    AMP Building Level 6, 1 Hobart Place Canberra, ACT 2601
  • Northern Beaches
    Phone:
    (02) 9635 4266
    Address:
    Suite 219/18-20 Dale Street, Brookvale
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Collaborative Law

Collaborative law is a form of Dispute Resolution where clients and their respective lawyers agree to work together to find a fair solution without involving the Court system.

In a family law context this involves all parties and their lawyers collaborating to achieve an agreement to the financial and/or child related issues arising from a separation. The majority of the negotiations take place in “4 way” face to face meetings between the parties and their lawyers where the important issues are identified and negotiated. Once an agreement is reached the lawyers will draw up a document which may be submitted to the Court to become a Consent Order.

Advantages of Collaborative Law

  • A dignified, non-aggressive resolution of the issues can be achieved.
  • Children’s wants, needs and interests can be put at the forefront.
  • You do not wish to incur the costs of animosity generated by court litigation.
  • Retention of control over decisions regarding your financial decisions regarding your financial issues and parenting arrangements.

All professionals involved in the collaborative process are bound by their own professional conduct rules and have a strict duty of client confidentiality. This confidentiality will only be overridden if any of the experts involved have a professional obligation to make a report to a relevant authority.

If you would like to get in touch with our team to discuss collaborative law, please don’t hesitate to contact our friendly team.

 

In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.

Charles Darwin
Our team is here to help.
Rescina Hekimian Principal Lawyer, Practice Leader Parramatta

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