Resources for the Collaborative Legal Professional

also see: Resources for the Collaborative Mental Health Professional | Resources for the Collaborative Financial Professional

Web Links

• The Collaborative Law Professionals of Denton County
• The Collaborative Law Institute of Texas
• The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
• The Denton County Bar Association
• The Denton County Website
• The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
• The Family Resource Center of North Texas

Suggested Reading

• Divorce Without Disaster, by Janet Brumley, a book about Collaborative Law
• Getting to Yes, by Fisher and Ury, a book about effective negotiation
• The Custody Revolution: The Motherhood Myth and the Father Factor, by Richard Warshak, a book about creative ways to structure parenting plans that benefit children
• The Good Divorce , by Constance Ahrons, a book about how to eventually turn a very sad event into a new and positive relationship

Articles on the Web

• "I just want to leave him, but I can't afford it. Unhappy couples taing together as economy makes divoring too costly." -MSNBC.com
• 'Friendly' divorce movement gains ground - The Christian Science Monitor
• Bringing harmony to divorce - The NY Times
• Collaborating On Divorce - Forbes.Com
• The Benefits of a Collaborative Divorce - Parent Magazine Online

New Paradigm Training is based in Denton, Texas and provides Collaborative Law training events throughout the United States and Canada for attorneys, mental health professionals, financial professionals and their staff.