Collaborative Family Law Society
4601 Willard Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815

A SOCIETY OF INDEPENDENT FAMILY LAWYERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS SERVING

MARYLAND • DC • VIRGINIA

Collaborative Family Law Society
With Collaborative Family Law you can:

• Control your post-divorce lives instead of giving up control to the judge, who is a stranger to your life and marriage.

• Work with professionals who value family relationships in the process of divorce.

• Promote the interest of the children.

• Reach fair, practical, economical and logical solutions to family law problems.

• Use a Collaborative Family Law Team of experienced divorce lawyers, therapists and financial advisors.

WHAT IS COLLABORATIVE FAMILY LAW?

Collaborative Family Law is a new form of family dispute resolution now available in Maryland, D.C. and Virginia. It is an integrated cross-disciplinary team approach to solving divorce, property division, support and custody issues without the cost, expense and uncertainty of litigation.

Collaborative Family Law is based on four-way meetings with lawyers, clients and sometimes other professionals to solve problems through mutual disclosure and collaboration with grace, honesty, dignity and civility.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The essence of the process is a contractual commitment of the parties, their lawyers and other professionals not to litigate. The participants also agree to provide full disclosure of assets and income. If no agreement can be reached, or if either party takes the case to court, both attorneys must resign.

TRAINED PROFESSIONALS

All professionals are trained in Collaborative Family Law. The Collaborative Family Law model differs from mediation and other forms of dispute resolution because the lawyers contract not to litigate and to provide full and early disclosure. Also you have the availability and support of other professionals as a team effort to resolve your divorce.

REDUCE CONFLICT

The focus is on reducing conflict between the participants, enabling them to engage in an open, honest and orderly process to resolve their family-related conflicts and support their children's welfare.

AT FEES YOU CAN AFFORD

We can often save you more than the cost of our service by avoiding the costly legal fees involved in litigating your case. So why not call us today?

WHAT NEXT?
You and you spouse can then each chose one of our independent network of trained professionals for this process. Any professional on the list will assist you in choosing other professionals for your Collaborative Family Law Team.

If you are ready to explore or start Collaborative Family Law you can contact us for a list of our members.

LINKS:

• Co-founder John Crouch's Collaborative Family Law article.

• Collaborative Family Law FAQs

• CA Collaborative Family Law Practitioner Pauline H. Teslar

• Collaborative Divorce in Canada
  


• Collaborative Family Law Society Members

HOW TO CONTACT US

James J. Gross, CFLS President
THYDEN, GROSS & CALLAHAN
4601 Willard Avenue
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 907-4580
tgclawyers@smart.net

Carren Oler, CFLS VP & Chair
PARADISO, DACK, TAUB & OLER
5809 Nicholson Lane, Suite 14
Rockville, Maryland 20852
(301) 468-2101
csoler1014@aol.com

John Crouch, CFLS Sec. & Treasurer
CROUCH & CROUCH
2101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 950
Arlington, Virginia 22201
(703) 528-6700
crouch@patriot.net