Marital dissolutions often are not merely legal or economic disputes.  Because they arise out of the most intimate relationships, they

implicate the basic personal, emotional and familial needs of 

parties and their children.  Our court system increasingly has 

recognized that a judicial decree is far from the final word in a 

divorce; parental and fiscal responsibilities may last for many years. 

The collaborative approach, which includes attorneys for each party, 

as well as mental health professionals and neutral financial experts 

to support the family and guide the parties to mutually acceptable resolutions, can provide parties with complementary resources and dispute resolution methods that are simply unavailable in court.

--Ronald M. George, Chief Justice of California

Supreme Court of California

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