April 24, 2026
Collaborative practice has existed in Wisconsin for over 25 years. If your goal in pursuing a divorce is to make your partner pay, you will find attorneys and other that will pursue that goal for you. Collaborative professionals are focused on solutions. And that is the difference.
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July 4, 2025
Not long ago we received an inquiry from a person seeking information about divorce and collaborative law. She had contacted an attorney and while asking about her options, the response, among other things, included the statement “sure, we do collaborative”….
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December 15, 2021
Separation and divorce are often stressful for parents, and learning how to adjust to new routines and traditions can be especially challenging. Further, parents commonly struggle to figure out how to share their children’s time between households……….
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February 15, 2021
A recent survey regarding attitudes regarding taxes and tax preparation revealed that a majority of households – 56% actually – relied upon another person or firm to prepare their taxes. This is not surprising given how few of us want to deal with the US Tax Code, a document now consisting of over 73,900 pages according to a national tax reporting service.
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June 1, 2020
Like all good ideas, and other approaches to problem solving, the collaborative process continues to evolve as well.
A recent twist to the process has emerged in Wisconsin. Some professionals refer to it as the “facilitative” model, others prefer to call it the “enhanced one coach” model, and still others have developed their own unique descriptions.
Read More May 28, 2020
As discussed in previous months, the “divortex” can be avoided by choosing the Collaborative Process. Prior articles describe what Collaboration is – it is a process that avoids court and may use a team of experts to help clients create the best settlement option possible. -Part Three
GUEST BLOG – Audra Holbeck, JD
May 14, 2020
The second definition provides a visual for what many think a divorce “looks like.” While the end of a marriage is emotionally tumultuous and devastating, the actual legal process of uncoupling does not have to be. But, it is critical that you choose a process that promotes healing. The Collaborative Process does just that. – Part Two
GUEST BLOG – Audra Holbeck, JD
May 1, 2020
It’s tornado season, so many of us in the Midwest think of a tornado when we think of a vortex. Regardless of where you live, if you are going through a divorce, this definition might sound like something you experience rather than something you see, and so, the term Divortex seems appropriate. –Part One
GUEST BLOG – Audra Holbeck, JD
April 14, 2020
Working as a child specialist, divorce coach, and mediator both in and out of the Collaborative process for the last 15 years, I have seen a LOT of parenting plans. During this time, I have come to feel more strongly about the importance of the flexibility in parenting plans. It is vital that parents realize that the parenting plan will need to be adjusted as children get older and parent circumstances change.
-Josie Cusma, LCSW
March 14, 2020
The role of lawyers in collaborative cases is markedly different than the role of lawyers in traditional divorce representation. Traditional divorce process severs a family and imposes adversarial goals on clients: each lawyer is obligated to advocate only his or her own client’s position and the goal is to do whatever it takes to win the biggest piece of the financial pie and maximum control over the children for his or her client
-Diane Mader, JD