CDA Collaborative Divorce Processes 4

Question 1

What is the typical consequence if a spouse receives a credible threat of domestic violence during the collaborative process?

Accepted Answer

The collaborative process is terminated because it requires voluntary and safe participation

Answer

Collaborative divorce requires a safe, voluntary environment; credible domestic violence threats make the power imbalance too severe for collaborative negotiation and mandate termination of the process.

Question 2

In the collaborative model, 'principled negotiation' is most closely associated with which approach?

Accepted Answer

Separating people from the problem and focusing on interests, not positions

Answer

Principled negotiation, drawn from Fisher and Ury's 'Getting to Yes,' is a cornerstone of collaborative practice that separates the people from the problem and focuses on mutual interests.

Question 3

A couple has significant credit card debt incurred by only one spouse before the marriage. In a collaborative divorce, how is this typically addressed?

Accepted Answer

The team helps the couple analyze the debt's nature and negotiate a fair allocation based on their specific circumstances

Answer

The collaborative team examines whether debt is separate or marital property under state law and helps the couple negotiate an equitable allocation suited to their financial realities.

Question 4

Which statement BEST describes how collaborative divorce handles expert witnesses compared to litigation?

Accepted Answer

Collaborative divorce typically uses shared neutral experts rather than competing partisan experts

Answer

Instead of each party hiring competing experts that drive up costs and conflict, collaborative teams engage shared neutral experts whose findings both spouses can trust.

Question 5

How does a collaborative divorce address the emotional needs of children during the process?

Accepted Answer

A child specialist may meet with the children and relay their needs to the parents without the children testifying

Answer

Child specialists in the collaborative model give children a voice by meeting with them privately and translating their developmental needs into guidance for the parenting plan without exposing children to adversarial proceedings.

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CDA Collaborative Divorce Processes 4