In my previous blog post I talked about the benefits of using a collaborative divorce team.  I have received this training and can attest to the benefits.  I recently listed a home in Rockville's Rockshire neighborhood whose owners were divorcing and participating in the collaborative divorce team process.

This sale benefited from this process in several ways:

•-         obviously the attorney fees are lower overall in this process,

•-         the collaborative model emphasizes communication and full disclosure, so the spouses were totally aware of all aspects of the situation and cooperated fully in getting the home ready for sale,

•-         emotions were managed as part of the team process with mental health professionals facilitating the teamwork and creating a plan,

•-         Realtors and financial professionals serve as neutral experts,

•-         there is a much higher level of long term satisfaction with the agreed upon settlement.

My role as a neutral expert was to make this a win-win for the divorcing spouses.  In other divorce cases I have run into roadblocks with the spouses not sharing information or unable to agree on a listing price or terms.  The collaborative process works to support the most positive outcome possible in the difficult situation of divorce.

Success is measured by how well we have achieved the clients' mutual goals, not how much one spouse gets vs. the other.

I have seen this process work well and recommend it to all who are in the unfortunate position of getting a divorce.  You can see more at http://www.collaborativepractice.com or please call Geoff Platnick of Shulman Rogers at 301-231-0927 or visit his website at http://www.shulmanrogers.com/attorneys-178.html.

Bob Myers, Graduate, Realtor Institute, is a member of the Re/Max Hall of Fame and has served buyers and sellers for 24 years in Montgomery County and Prince Georges County MD and Northern Virginia.  Visit Bob's websites for a virtual tours of properties and for more information on Montgomery County MD Real Estate

Use my other website to search the MLS for MD Homes for Sale in Gaithersburg, Germantown, Rockville, Clarksburg, Potomac and other great Maryland and Virginia communities.  Bob is affiliated with Re/Max Realty Services, 15020 Shady Grove Road, Suite 400, Rockville, MD, 20850.  Office phone is 240-403-0400 and you can always reach Bob on his cell phone at 301-910-9910.