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Divorce Peacefully in 2021 with Collaborative Law

By Elissa C. Goldberg / March 19, 2021

“Peaceful” and “divorce” are not two words typically found together. Yet collaborative divorce, a method of divorcing in which both parties sign a contract to stay out of court, can provide an avenue of options for spouses seeking to tamp down the angst and anger of separation. Collaborative divorce incorporates specially-trained and certified attorneys representing…

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PA Governor Wolf has signed the Pennsylvania Collaborative Law Act!

By Elissa C. Goldberg / July 10, 2018

Collaborative Law Divorce is now officially regulated in Pennsylvania with the passage of the Pennsylvania Collaborative Law Act. A two-year journey to pass statewide legislation about the practice of Collaborative law concluded June 28, 2018 when the new law was signed by Gov. Wolf. Collaborative law is an alternative to traditional litigation, originally developed for…

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Collaborative Law Act passed by Pennsylvania State House

By Elissa C. Goldberg / December 11, 2017

The Pennsylvania Collaborative Law Act (HB 1644-PCLA) was passed by the state House on December 6, 2017 and will now be sent to the Senate for deliberation and a vote. The bill, which would make the legal process of collaborative law more uniform across the state, took two and a half years to get from…

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