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I am extremely grateful to you for having guided me through the collaborative process with such sensitivity and for explaining the divorce procedure with such patience. Your support has always been kind and your advice has always been caring, whilst remaining professional at all times.
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This firm is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority: www.sra.org.uk
Bristol Office: Venturers House,
King Street, Bristol, BS1 4PB
(map it)
E : richard@sharpfamilylaw.com
T : +44 (0) 1225 448955
M : +44 (0) 7798 606740
E : clare@sharpfamilylaw.com
T : +44 (0) 1225 448955
M : +44 (0) 7766 107527
E : tina@sharpfamilylaw.com
T : +44 (0) 1225 448955
M : +44 (0) 7788 211796
This firm is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority: www.sra.org.uk
Collaborative Practice in the News
Fast-track divorce for Madonna?Frances Gibb, Legal Editor
October 22, 2008
Madonna and Guy Ritchie could be the first high-profile couple to divorce collaborative-style.
The new, fast-track and non-confrontational way of reaching arrangements over money and children on divorce has just won senior judicial backing - in the week that the couple's split became public knowledge.
Collaborative law does not sound buzzy. But it is the in-method of reaching divorce agreements, with the benefits of speed, huge cost savings and, above all, minimum acrimony. . .
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A record deal in the making
Frances Gibb: Analysis
October 16, 2008
The divorce could lead to a record payout of more than £100 million to Guy Ritchie. As the couple want a settlement by Christmas, Madonna and Ritchie could also become the first famous couple to agree their split with the new fast-track US-style collaborative approach, under reforms announced this week. This may mean a deal being agreed out of court within weeks and a consent order being approved by a judge within a few days. But if they fail to agree swiftly, the break-up may go to court. The collaborative approach would also bring them privacy.
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Senior judge calls for end to acrimonious divorces
Frances Gibb, Legal Editor
October 15, 2008
A High Court judge says couples should avoid the example of Heather Mills and Sir Paul McCartney and settle out of court
Heather Mills: a senior High Court judge has urged divorcing couples to avoid acrimonious splits and settle out of court
A leading judge on called last night for an end to acrimonious splits such as the recent divorce of Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills - and a move instead to out of court settlements.
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Fast-track separations for couples who agree
Judge encourages collaborative divorce deals - more like than Robin Williams than Heather Mills, say lawyers.
Joshua Rozenberg
First published in Telegraph, October 15, 2008
Couples who split up will be allowed to jump the queue in court if they can agree the terms of a separation or divorce, a senior Family judge promised last night.
Mr Justice Coleridge made the announcement at a reception to mark the fifth anniversary in England of collaborative family law, a non-confrontational approach to matrimonial disputes.
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