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Consensual Dispute Resolution: Does It Help Avoid Fault —or Just Repackage It?

By admin |

This article has been published in the official publication of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP):  The Collaborative Review, Volume 25 Issue 1 published May, 2026

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A Marriage Story – Could the Collaborative Divorce Process help this couple?

By Jon Kramer |
A Marriage Story – Could the Collaborative Divorce Process help this couple? - Collaborative Center of Southern California - divorce, collaborative divorce, A Marriage Story, family law - Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

The movie “A Marriage Story” on Netflix, portrays a couple who transition from initially looking to find common ground for their divorce to becoming enemies looking to tear each other down to make sure they both got their just dues in the end. As I watched the plot unfold, I observed a couple, who initially…

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  • Consensual Dispute Resolution: Does It Help Avoid Fault —or Just Repackage It?
  • “Separation Ambivalence”: When Divorce Has Begun, But Separation Has Not
  • Living Through Crisis, Anxiety and Polarization: The Effects on CDR Professionals and Our Cases
  • Help, We Need a Lifeline: Assisting The Divorcing Family To Function Using Structural Family Systems Therapy Techniques
  • A Marriage Story – Could the Collaborative Divorce Process help this couple?
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Consensual Dispute Resolution: Does It Help Avoid Fault —or Just Repackage It?

“Separation Ambivalence”: When Divorce Has Begun, But Separation Has Not

Living Through Crisis, Anxiety and Polarization: The Effects on CDR Professionals and Our Cases

Help, We Need a Lifeline: Assisting The Divorcing Family To Function Using Structural Family Systems Therapy Techniques

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