Cooperative Law in Practice

Compromise in Divorce – How Much is Too Much?

June 14, 2022

How much compromise in divorce is necessary to be “cooperative”? This is a question that anyone going through a divorce might have when deciding whether to try cooperative law.  Why would your divorced friends be telling you that you need a bulldog attorney if the cooperative approach is better?  How much are you going to

Cooperative Principles and Real Life Divorce

February 16, 2022

            Here is an example of Family Law in Practice where Cooperative Principles are applied to a Real Life Divorce. Mr. and Ms. Johnson are divorced. They have a 2017 Order approving their marital settlement agreement, including provisions relating to recalculation of child support for their two minor children, one of whom has special needs. 

A Divorce Lawyer’s Thoughts

October 27, 2021

As a divorce lawyer, I became interested in becoming a member of the Charleston Cooperative Family Law Association for many reasons. The primary reason is that I believe the cooperative law process is the best way to resolve certain cases. For litigants who can work cooperatively, the benefits of surviving family court with relationships and

A Different Approach to Divorce

August 10, 2021

Can there be a different approach to divorce? There are many divorce lawyers in the family court that will tell you they always try to work out an amicable divorce settlement.  And many do.  There are many family lawyers in the family court that will tell you they fight tooth and nail with the sole

A Cooperative Approach to Divorce

March 16, 2021

What Would You Do? A Cooperative Approach to Divorce looks to provide a socially, morally and ethically acceptable path through a difficult situation. Journalist John Quinones, in his popular television show on ABC, “What Would You Do?,” asks his viewers to ponder what they would do when confronted with an ethical, social or moral dilemma.