What type of issues can be dealt with in Collaborative Law?
The Collaborative Law Process can be employed to assist in the resolution of all issues relating to the legal or other aspects arising from a family type relationship. This most commonly involves a couple separating and wishing to reach agreement in respect of the financial and family aspects of their relationship, but also includes a wide variety of other situations.
One particular area of expertise that members of QueerPod have is their familiarity with Civil Partnerships. Many of our members were actively involved in bringing the Civil Partnership Act into being and have written and lectured on it. However, you do not need to be in a Civil Partnership to use Collaborative Law, indeed you don't even need to be living together. If you are in any form of family relationship and have an issue that requires legal or practical assistance then you should consider Collaborative Law.
Examples of issues that may be dealt with in the Collaborative Law Process include:
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A couple buying a home together and agreeing the terms of living together and ownership of their home. |
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A couple entering into a Civil Partnership and considering entering into a Pre-Registration Agreement (a document like a Pre-Nuptial Agreement but for same-sex couples). |
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A couple separating and wishing to discuss and agree on all aspects of their relationship, including the emotional, practical and legal consequences of separation. |
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A couple who wish to dissolve their Civil Partnership and wishing to discuss and agree on all aspects of the dissolution, including the emotional, practical and legal consequences of dissolution. |
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A couple considering having children and wishing to discuss the legal options and implications of doing so. |
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A couple wishing to discuss the division of responsibilities and how to share the care and parenting of their children on separation. |
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Other family members seeking assistance to resolve an issue or disagreement that has arisen within the family, this could include for example, an elderly parent moving in with the family, or how a gift from the family to a couple should be treated in the event of a separation. |