For Professionals

Articles

• Experiences of Collaborative Law: Preliminary Results from The Collaborative Lawyering Research Project, Julie Macfarlane, Journal of Dispute Resolution

This executive summary sets out the principal findings of the Collaborative Family Lawyering Research Project, a three-year initiative funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the Department of Justice Canada, which examined the practice of CFL in Canada and the United States. The objective of the research was to explore the differences that CFL makes to the process and outcome of divorce disputes, and in particular to assess its impact on the clients of family legal services...(more)

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Books

• Abney, Sherry R., Avoiding Litigation (2005, Trafford Publishing)
• Brumley, Janet and Fairchild, Lori Divorce Without Disaster: Collaborative Law in Texas (2004, Professional Solutions Group)

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Links

• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
  Website of International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP), the umbrella organization for collaborative practitioners and practice groups in the fields of law, mental health coaching, and divorce related financial services. In Illinois all of the Fellows of the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois are Fellows of the IACP. The calendar is especially helpful for collaborative training opportunities throughout the states.