Collaborative law requires an agreement with your spouse to negotiate fairly a marital dissolution agreement out of Court; each side’s lawyer will agree not to represent that party in Court.  Collaborative agreements work best when the spouses have relatively equal bargaining power and knowledge of the assets. 

    Collaborative Law is an alternate dispute resolution mechanism that allows the parties to agree that their case will be handled out of Court.  Arbitration can also be utilized if negotiation fails so that the time you have invested with your attorney will not be lost in the unfortunate event that your case does not settle.  We are committed to Collaborative Law, with arbitration as a back-up, when it is in the best interest of our client.  Collaborative Law is covered under North Carolina General Statutes § 50-70.  We have a brochure available to you concerning Collaborative Law, if you wish more information.