Good morning,
Please clarify. The text you sent says that the board may 'fail' to renew....
Is this the correct word or is it legalese that we lay people find confusing?
Happy Monday! Thanks!
Laura
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From: CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 10:26 AM
To: CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [CollabLaw] Practice group policies for "non-collaborative" members
Dear Colleagues,
In response to Pauline's first question, The Collaborative Family Law
Association (CFLA) Bylaws state in part:
Termination of Membership. The Board of Directors may, by affirmative vote of
two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the Board, fail to renew membership,
suspend, or expel a member of any class for failure to comply with
participation requirements, acts inconsistent with 8
membership, failure to pay dues or assessments, or for such other reasons as
may be determined by the Board of Directors, in its discretion.
*******
We have a different set of membership requirements for each role - attorney,
coach, child specialist, and financial neutral. They are fairly lengthy. I will
need more time to respond to Pauline's second question.
Yvonne
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From: CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 4:00 PM
To: collablaw
Subject: Re: [CollabLaw] Practice group policies for "non-collaborative" members
Yvonne, I'm delighted to hear that your practice group did decide to adopt and
is having success with the recommendation of annual membership applications and
of using annual "re-up" requirements to address specific needs of the practice
community. I recall a vigorous and productive conversation during the "Master
Class" in St. Louis several years ago about how your group could deal with
members who don't take the time to learn best practices and who as a result
work contrary to the interests of the clients and the practice community. The
way your group is encouraging member development while not tolerating poor
quality sounds exemplary.
Would you share the portion of your by-laws that gives the Board this authority
over membership? It sounds like a very useful approach. And would you share
an example of current membership requirements? It sounds to me as if your
practice group has really done a fine job of using carrots and sticks to ensure
a committed and very competent roster of members.
Best, Pauline
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On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 1:29 PM, 'Yvonne Homeyer'
yvonne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:yvonne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [CollabLaw]
<CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
The St. Louis practice group, Collaborative Family Law Association (CFLA), has
annual membership. Each year, all members submit a renewal application. It
doesn't address the behavior issues you ask about in your email, but by having
all memberships expire on 6/30 every year, and all members having to reapply
ever year, we can control membership one year at a time. Our practice group has
time limits for associate members to complete all trainings, time limits for
all members to complete cross-trainings, attendance/participation requirements,
and other membership requirements. Compliance is tracked annually.
We don't have a formal process for addressing the types of concerns you raise
but our Bylaws give the Board of Directors ultimate authority over membership.
A serious violation, such as ignoring the withdrawal provision, would probably
end up in front of the Board for action.
Yvonne Homeyer
Attorney & Mediator
Law Office of Yvonne Homeyer
225 South Meramec Ave., Suite 821
Saint Louis (Clayton), MO 63105
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From: CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 10:26 AM
To: CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:CollabLaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [CollabLaw] Practice group policies for "non-collaborative" members
Greetings,
As Virginia has not adopted the Uniform Collaborative Law Rules/Act, my local
practice group is wondering if any similarly situated groups have state or
local policies or procedures for suspending/terminating members who
consistently fail to act in accordance with the generally accepted
collaborative rules while participating in collaborative divorce cases (e.g.,
refusing to keep any communications between group members from clients,
refusing to use a coach in any cases, verbally attacking the opposing party,
etc.)
Thank you in advance for any assistance you might provide.
