Lower cost
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Lower cost
Divorce for about a tenth of what you'd pay two trial lawyers — and every dollar you don't spend fighting stays with your family.
Collaborative Family Lawyer
Collaborative divorce in Boulder & Colorado statewide.
When mediation isn't the right fit, you don't have to default to a legal battle. In a collaborative divorce, each spouse keeps their own specially trained attorney — and everyone commits, in writing, to settling out of court. Full legal advice, a true advocate, none of the wreckage.
Why families choose this path
Four things a better divorce protects.
Your money. Your children. Your time. Your peace. The process you choose decides all four.
Better for children
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Better for children
Lower conflict protects your kids. They won't remember the paperwork — they'll remember the tone, and a calm process sets it.
Save time
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Save time
Resolved in months, not years — about a quarter of the time a lawyer-driven divorce takes, so you can begin the next chapter sooner.
Lower conflict
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Lower conflict
A structured, respectful process that keeps the decisions with the two of you — and keeps your family out of the courtroom.
How the collaborative model works.
Step 01
Each spouse retains counsel
All of our lawyers are specially trained in the collaborative divorce process — you get full legal advice and an advocate in your corner.
Step 02
Everyone commits to settle
Participating lawyers are contractually forbidden from representing you at trial — so everyone at the table is genuinely motivated to reach a workable settlement. Why this changes everything.
Step 03
Neutral experts join the table
A neutral financial analyst and a neutral facilitator work alongside both attorneys, so the final agreement is informed, fair, and durable.
Step 04
A settlement everyone owns
You finish with a marital settlement agreement that works for everyone — the kind that endures, instead of dragging you back to court. The process in detail.
Step 01
Each spouse retains counsel
All of our lawyers are specially trained in the collaborative divorce process — you get full legal advice and an advocate in your corner.
Step 02
Everyone commits to settle
Participating lawyers are contractually forbidden from representing you at trial — so everyone at the table is genuinely motivated to reach a workable settlement. Why this changes everything.
Step 03
Neutral experts join the table
A neutral financial analyst and a neutral facilitator work alongside both attorneys, so the final agreement is informed, fair, and durable.
Step 04
A settlement everyone owns
You finish with a marital settlement agreement that works for everyone — the kind that endures, instead of dragging you back to court. The process in detail.
Collaborative divorce as a transformative process.
Co-founder Peter Fabish in conversation with Dr. Erica Ellis on what the collaborative model makes possible.
Agreements that endure
Highly contested divorces make enemies of separating partners — and often send them back to court, again and again, to rehash support, custody, and property. Collaborative agreements are the polar opposite: because you both built the settlement, you both keep it. That's what lets your family actually move on.
Still weighing your options? Read whether to pursue a collaborative divorce.
Strategic advisement, when collaboration isn't possible
If a collaborative approach isn't possible — or doesn't hold once you try — we also offer strategic representation focused on positive outcomes out of court. As your strategic representatives, we:
- Identify all key issues.
- Make sure you understand every dimension of your case.
- Build a strategy for optimal outcomes with minimal relational damage — even against aggressive opposing lawyers.
- Execute it out of court, with you in the driver's seat.
Our goal is your best possible outcome — which almost never means "winning" a court battle. Read how we maximize family resources and negotiate powerfully on your behalf. And when something truly can't be negotiated, such as issues involving child safety, we refer you to a skilled divorce trial lawyer.
Divorce doesn't have to leave your kids traumatized,
your bank accounts empty, or your mind reeling.
We've made it our mission to change the way people divorce — in Boulder, Denver, and across Colorado.
