collaborative law in Oregon is an

alternative process that people can

voluntarily choose to participate in one

of the Hallmarks is that it’s outside of

the litigation context so families come

to this process and decide that they’re

going to identify their joint goals and

try to work together creatively to come

up with a solution that works best for

their family one of the key differences

between that and other uh means of

working through a divorce process is

that you are outside of the court

process and so while in the process you

can certainly consider and understand

what a court might do to help a family

resolve their disputes the parties are

considering that amongst other options

that can include something that um the

court might not be able to do