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DREAM HOMES

The missing link

Finding a happier ending after divorce

It’s a sad fact that many of us move home because of relationship
breakdown. Here’s one way to keep the process more amicable, writes
Nina Taylor, Partner in the Family Law team at Lindsays.
Every year, thousands of homes come A collaborative divorce can’t remove all
onto the market following separations the pain from a split or selling a beloved
and divorces and property matters can family home, but it can prevent things Could this fabulous four-bedroom property in one of Edinburgh’s
often be contentious in such situations. from becoming even worse. That’s surely most popular postcodes be the home you’ve been searching for?
worth a try.
When going through divorce or
separation, our advice is to keep things
amicable if at all possible. It’s easier said Four good reasons to
than done, of course, but more and more choose collaboration
people are managing this by opting for a
“collaborative divorce”. There are several reasons why
collaborative divorce is becoming
Collaborative divorce gives those popular. Through an approach that
involved more control to put in place focuses on solutions rather than
constructive solutions which a more point-scoring, most couples reach
formal process may not allow. This better outcomes in terms of:
approach involves:
• four-way meetings with solicitors who 1 protecting children
are trained in collaborative law 2 finding practical arrangements
• you all committing from the outset to for anything from contact
stay away from court proceedings to selling the home
and to aim for a negotiated
settlement 3 financial settlements
• other specialists such as a financial 4 reducing emotional fallout
adviser joining meetings to assist in
finding practical solutions

Nina Taylor | Partner
Family Law
ninataylor@lindsays.co.uk
0131 656 5788

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