Welcome to Collaborative Practice in the San Francisco Bay Area

Although there is no way to remove all pain from divorce, there is a new option available to you for how to handle your divorce that can keep conflict to a minimum, and keep the divorce transition constructive, private, respectful and creative. This remarkably powerful and civilized approach to divorce, which is known as Collaborative Practice (including Collaborative Law and interdisciplinary Collaborative Divorce), is what the nine members of the San Francisco Bay Area Collaborative Practice Group offer. By choosing Collaborative Practice, instead of costly court-based legal battles, you and your spouse can keep control over the divorce process and outcomes, with the help of specially trained professional advisors who will guide you toward solutions tailored specifically to your family's unique situation. Instead of emotionally scarring battles over custody, you and your spouse and collaborative professional advisors keep the needs of your children paramount, enhancing the prospects for healthy outcomes for all members of the family. For more about our group, click on "about us".