In our state's first collaborative divorce case we used a
collaboratively-trained lawyer as a neutral tax specialist for some
pretty arcane tax issues, and a non-trained lawyer to prepare the
QDROs. There were severe problems between the trained one and one of
the clients, involving communication, scope, extent and price of the
work. There were no problems with the untrained one, and in fact no
communication between her and the clients.
At the time, our state's ethics rules let a lawyer act as a "neutral"
expert or consultant. I think that has changed.
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John Crouch
Crouch & Crouch
2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 950
Arlington, Virginia 22201
703-528-6700
divorce@xxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.divorceandestateplanning.com
http://www.crouchfamilylaw.com
Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
and International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
