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I I would advise them to learn about it
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um and to consider it and to see if it’s
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the right fit and one place to start is
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to attend a class called divorce options
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and that’s an online class that’s uh put
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on by the Sacramento collaborative
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divorce group you can just go to their
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website and you can see a listing of the
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classes they’re put on uh one Saturday a
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month usually um 9 to 11 or 12 um it’s
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done by a panel of collaborative
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professionals so there will be a lawyer
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a financial person and a mental health
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Prof professional who will present on it
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they won’t just present on collaborative
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but they’ll talk about the other options
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for going through a divorce as well and
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also provide substantive information
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about divorce itself and the type of
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issues that you know need to be dealt
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with as you’re going through that
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process it’s completely free and it just
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provides a really good background and um
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you know it goes through pros and cons
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and a lot more detail than I am and so I
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really recommend that people um you know
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take that course and then determine
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whether or not it’s a good fit for them
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they may want to take another step as
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part of that uh as part of that training
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there are handouts that are mailed to
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parties that give uh more in-depth
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information about collaborative
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including a list of collaborative
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attorneys who are willing to do a
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half-hour free consultation with anybody
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who has attended the class to get more
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information about collaborative or just
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to discuss whether or not their family
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might be a good fit for the process