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Collaborative Practice Silicon Valley Blog

A collection of articles by CPSV members containing information on various collaborative practices, divorce, and trusts and estates topics.

NBC Reports on Collaborative Divorce

One of our Communication Coaches Melissa Lenon Speaks to NBC Bay Area RE Collaborative Divorce. Click here or click the image to open a new page on the NBC website to view the video.

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Parenting During Divorce: What to Embrace

  After much waiting and debating, internally and externally, the divorce is underway. You and your spouse have broken the news to the kids. The family system faces many changes and the family system will bend and creak and sway during the transformation from one home to two. As a parent, this can be a …

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Divorce with Respect Week 2025

CPSV is part of a state organisation of attorneys, therapists and financial experts who are working on promoting divorce solutions that are out of court. It’s called Collaborative Practice California and is part of a larger organisation called International Association of Collaborative Professionals. IACP was just nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. California collaborative practioners …

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Introduction to Collaborative Practice Estates & Trusts

Collaborative Practice Estates & Trusts takes a professional team model — Collaborative Practice — that’s been highly successful in the arena of divorce over the past 20 years, and applies it to the fields of estate planning and settlement.  In general, Collaborative Practice is an alternative dispute resolution model that is designed to keep families out of …

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What is Collaborative Estate Planning?

We are all familiar with the movie scene in which the attorney reads the will of the deceased to the gathered family. Inevitably, there are surprises, drama, and disappointments. Family tensions rise, relationships are damaged, and too often, battles ensue. Unfortunately, much the same thing often happens in real life. Children and heirs are ill prepared …

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CPCAL Launches 3rd Annual Divorce With Respect Week Initiative

Collaborative Practice California (CPCal) has announced the 3rd annual Divorce With Respect Week™ to be held March 4 through March 8, 2024.  During that week, California residents that are considering divorce will have the opportunity for a free 30 minute consultation with a divorce professional to discuss their case and if they decide to divorce the options that are …

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