Tasha Bevan-Stewart

Next month, we'll be joined by @SueAtkins who will be looking at things through the #parentinghour lens and exploring the topic of co-parenting after a divorce or separation. We hope you can join us at 8pm on Tuesday 7th November #familylawhour

@KarinKGW @FamilyLawHour Agreed. The soft skills, and skills I learnt generally, in my collaborative training, are invaluable to my day to day work. The training itself has far reaching benefits

Thank you to @ResFamilyLaw Collaborative Practice Working Group (@cathysousa10 & @TashFamilyLaw) & @Williamslegal @LBDLegal @DwDivorce @TashFamilyLaw @sarahjaner3 @CMaulkin @KarinKGW @gemlegal @Chifamilylawyer @ZiziSulkin @Katelizelliott @lawyer_zd @Ian__Hawkins @RachelNicholl40

@Ian__Hawkins @FamilyLawHour Massive. All of the best collaborative outcomes in my cases have involved other professionals. They bring so many other skills to the table we don’t have. I also agree with @Ian__Hawkins that involving other professionals from the start is clearly preferable

@FamilyLawHour In this ever changing world, the traditional approach doesn’t always have the desired effect. Any meaningful support such as “neutrals” should always be encouraged so that clients are able to make rational and reasonable decisions (sooner) in what is a very costly process

@sarahjaner3 @FamilyLawHour Collab is like Mediation ++++ !! Offers so much more

POLL: Are you any of the following.... #familylawhour

@sarahjaner3 @FamilyLawHour I'm also a mediator so is @KarinKGW

@KarinKGW @DwDivorce @FamilyLawHour Often very effective - the PFDR - altho it can cost as much as a collab case from each side - and doesn't necessarily involve co-operation!

@DwDivorce @TashFamilyLaw @FamilyLawHour The number of practitioners offering collaborative seems to have reduced and it is rare to find someone so trained on both sides. The pFDR is the current fashionable approach - private replica of the court

Q1: Do you think clients find it more difficult to engage in collaborative practice compared with mediation or arbitration? #familylawhour

Join us next week for our October #FamilyLawHour with guest hosts from the @ResFamilyLaw Collaborative Practice Working Group. We'll be joined by @cathysousa10 and @TashFamilyLaw to lead a discussion on current issues in Collaborative Law. 8pm Tuesday 3rd October, see you there.

POLL: Do you feel confident in explaining the differences between the various out of court settlement methods? #familylawhour

We look forward to hearing your thoughts on collaborative practice compared with mediation or arbitration in an hour when the @ResFamilyLaw Collaborative Practice Working Party joins us to pose questions for our #FamilyLawHour community. See you at 8pm.

Q2: What do you see as barriers to working collaboratively and how can they be overcome? #familylawhour

Make sure you have #FamilyLawHour in your diary for 8pm this evening. We are back for our October session with the Collaborative Practice Working Party from @ResFamilyLaw as our guest hosts. So much to discuss.

POLL: How often do you work as a team with financial and/or therapeutic neutrals from the outset? #familylawhour

Q3: Do you think clients understand out of court settlement options (including collaborative practice) and how do they choose which is right for them? #familylawhour

@FamilyLawHour Involving others that have the right skill set for different parts of the work we do can cut through the issues, bring clarity for the clients and help them to feel supported and informed on their decision making. The benefits of therapeutic work are immeasurable.

@FamilyLawHour Being involved early as a financial neutral is preferable to being introduced later on. Financial education and balancing the knowledge between the parties aids discussions and cash flow forecasting can bring clarity in a visual format.

@TashFamilyLaw @FamilyLawHour Yes but sadly it’s a postcode lottery as some parts of the country have far less collaborative lawyers than others. The solution in my view is to make collaborative training an essential family law skill for all family law professionals

@lawyer_zd @FamilyLawHour Some do want and need this - others can be guided into a more mature approach

@FamilyLawHour I think most clients start off wanting to resolve things “out of court” but in many cases, they become frustrated by the lack of progress or willingness to negotiate and then they want their day in court, so they can tell the Judge exactly what they’ve had to live through..