Collaborative Lawyer

What happens during a divorce? What are your rights and obligations? How can you reach an agreement when you need to consider your children, your spouse, your property, and your finances? How can you be sure that you are making good decisions? Have you considered everything?

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A Collaborative Lawyer Can Help.

Your Collaborative Lawyer is trained to work in a non-adversarial way with you as part of your Collaborative Team. Each of you will have your own Collaborative Lawyer.

Your Collaborative Lawyer will help you prepare for and understand your Collaborative Divorce. Your attorney will advise you on the relevant legal matter, from child custody and support to financial settlements, including property division. During a series of interdisciplinary team meetings, you will find solutions that work for you and your family. The attorneys are trained to help keep the meetings safe and work to make them a constructive and comfortable place for you to create acceptable solutions to challenges you are facing.

Your Collaborative Lawyer will:

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Listen to you and be your advocate

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Offer you legal advice about your rights

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Help you make informed decisions

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Support and guide you during your Collaborative Divorce

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Help you collect the information you need

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Discuss your obligations

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Help you reach and complete your settlement out of court

Contact a CPSMC Collaborative Lawyer

Toriana Holmes

Attorney

Toriana received her J.D. from Golden Gate University of Law and her undergraduate degree from Santa Clara University.

Tulin D. Acikalin, Esq.

Attorney

Tülin D. Açıkalın is one of three founding partners of ADZ Law, LLP, and a Certified Family Law Specialist. Ms. Açıkalın uses her background in business management, civil litigation, poverty law, and domestic violence non-profit legal services to resolve cases in a cost-effective and equitable manner.