Progressive ® Divorce: Making Best Practices Better by Getting There First
New Jersey Law Journal, VOL. CLXVII - NO. 3 - INDEX 187 APRIL 15, 2002

One of the mandates of Best Practices involves shrinking the time float; what has been referred to as "schedule crashing" in other contexts. Schedule crashing invariably trades a collapsed time frame against the interrelated variables of quality and cost. It strains human elements, since resistance to change is inversely proportionate to the amount of time available to make the transition. The success of Best Practices can be ensured through substantial preparation, planning, counselling and other progress made prior to entering the Court system.
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Progressive® Divorce is a staged or incremental approach to family law. Consistent with the proven tenets of sound program management, Progressive Divorce clients benefit from carefully structured problem solving and mediated negotiation methodologies. The process incorporates a marriage of positive contention management and inter-relational science to resolve disputes while rehabilitating relationships. In fact, complete reconciliation is always a possibility. Lessening non-productive conflict between the parties is an overarching objective.
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Collaborative Law is one approach to non-litigated dispute resolution now piloted in a number of States including Ohio, California and Minnesota. The concept was likewise initiated in New Jersey in 1998 by the Collaborative Family Institute, LLC, following research and development dating back to the mid-1980s.
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