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If after a review of the information provided throughout this website, you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact any member of the Council, its Board of Directors, or the staff supporting the Council's efforts.

Membership applications are located on the Applications Page.

You may submit your completed application along with the appropriate payment to:

Collaborative Family Law
Council of Wisconsin, Inc.
1288 Summit Avenue
Suite 107 - Box 106
Oconomowoc, WI 53066

You can reach us by phone at 414-358-9266, or Toll-Free at 866 COLL-LAW (265-5529)

Email: admin@collabdivorce.com

Download a summary of the CFLCW membership categories here.

Membership categories

The Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin is a non-profit association of professionals dedicated to the Collaborative Practice concept in family law - an alternative to litigation. That process involves several professional disciplines with different degrees of intensity of service and subject matter expertise. Our membership recognizes the unique and valuable contributions of every member regardless of category and seeks to include all who share our commitment to the process.

In recognition of this, CFLCW membership is available in several different categories and is based upon your level of participation in the collaborative process.

Collaborative Practitioner Membershipis for those legal, mental health and financial services professionals who will be directly involved in the Collaborative Team upon which the process is based. Therefore, maintaining a distinctive level of training, professional standing and ongoing development is critical given this direct client interface.

The requirements to be a Collaborative
Practitioner Member are:

1. Attend the Building Blocks of Collaborative Practice or an equivalent approved collaborative family law training. Scheduled training events are listed in the front-end "Events" section of the Member Page, which can be accessed without a member login.
2. Maintain any required professional license to practice in Wisconsin and be in good standing within your profession (attorneys must be in good standing with the State Bar of Wisconsin)
3. Adhere to the principles and guidelines of collaborative family law as prescribed by the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin, which are available here.
4. Maintain professional liability insurance coverage as required by your license or professional organization
5. Pay the membership enrollment processing fee, which varies by practitioner level as follows:
• Attorney - $400
• Financial Specialist - $300
• Mental Health Professional - $250
  

This enrollment processing fee is a one-time fee and covers the cost of adding your practice to our searchable website database, distribution of a new member orientation packet with material unique to your profession, and inclusion of you into various publication and information distribution lists. This fee also includes the first year dues payment.

6. Pay the annual dues starting in year two of your membership (membership year is April 1-March 31) as follows:

• Attorney - $230
• Financial Specialist - $175
• Mental Health Professional - $145
  

Affiliate Membership is exclusively for those professionals with related roles in the family law process, such as mortgage lenders, appraisers, real estate brokers, and others. Although not part of the client-facing Collaborative Process Team, Affiliate Members can provide critical services to the parties involved in the process and assist the client post-settlement.

Affiliate Membership in the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin includes the following benefits:

• Training at reduced rates
• Placement on the Council's Website Member list accessible by the public
• Selected opportunities to network with other Members and build business relationships

The requirements to become an Affiliate Member are:

• Maintain any required professional license to practice in Wisconsin and be in good standing within your profession
• Adhere to the principles and guidelines of collaborative family law as prescribed by the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin
• Maintain professional liability insurance coverage
• Pay the annual dues of $230 for an individual or $500 for a corporate membership that includes up to 3 individuals per firm.

Associate Membership a courtesy membership for judges, court commissioners, academic faculty, clergy, pro bono providers, and students.

Associate Membership in the Collaborative Family Law Council of Wisconsin provides access to selected networking events and information periodically distributed by the Council.

Membership applications are located on the Applications Page.