As my producer wrote in the margins of this week’s material, the phrase ‘Collaborative Divorce’ can seem, on its face, like an oxymoron.

After all, whether it’s a marriage, partnership, or friendship, the act of separating one’s self from another person usually stems from an inability to collaborate in the first place.

But over the last four decades, Dr. Honey Sheff has designed many of the systems to help shepherd families through the separation process in a way that serves everyone.

After working the Family Courts for 30 years, she decided there had to be a better way to help families separate while still honoring the wishes of everyone involved.

Among her many professional achievements, Dr. Sheff is responsible for helping create the parenting plan summary form that is now used statewide by mental health professionals and attorneys with divorcing couples.

She and Mike discuss why more and more attorneys are choosing A.D.R. to help couples separate with civility, why she believes the worst place for any family is inside a courtroom, and why boundaries are not only necessary to protect your emotional wellbeing, but vital in preserving your ability to serve your clients.

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Dr. Sheff on LinkedIn