General legal information furnished as a service of Fort Lauderdale / West Palm Beach family law attorney Janet Langjahr
Despite rumors of change on the horizon, New York state still hasn’t adopted “no fault divorce”.
But, despite the seeming inconsistencies, the chief judge has announced a planned collaborative family law center. Its goal: faster, cheaper, friendlier divorces.
There is even anticipated to be free legal services for participants who can’t afford attorneys of their own. That would represent a new variation of collaborative family law.
Under current New York law, however, divorcing parties are still facing a long haul, first through collaborative family law efforts to reach an agreement, then through a year of separation under the agreement reached.
Read more in this New York Times article: Chief Judge Plans Center to Ease Divorce Process.
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