Dallas Collaborative Divorce Attorney, Julie Quaid, was honored with the 2022 Gay G. Cox Award for Excellence in Collaborative Law during the annual membership lunch at the Collaborative Law Conference today. Julie is the immediate past president of Collaborative Divorce Texas. She is a partner in the law firm of Quaid Farish. In addition to
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Only Collaborative Divorce Can Address Issues About Adult Children
Collaborative Divorce has long been recognized for the unique ability to allow families to create family specific parenting plans for minor children, addressing interests in a family specific manner that Courts either cannot, or will not.
However, often overlooked, is that Courts also cannot address family interests regarding adult children, while Collaborative Divorce can and…
COVID-19 Only Re-Enforces Wisdom of Collaborative Divorce Part Four
COVID-19 Only Re-Enforces Wisdom of Collaborative Divorce Part Three
This is Part 3 of a four-part article. Please read Part 2 and Part 1 as well.
Each team in the Collaborative Divorce has a neutral Mental Health Professional to assist with communication during the process and the child parenting plan.
While they do not counsel participants, they are trained to recognize if stress is…
COVID-19 Only Re-Enforces Wisdom of Collaborative Divorce Part Two
This is Part 2 of a four-part article. Please read Part 1 as well.
The Collaborative Divorce process is completely private.
In Collaborative Divorce, court access is not needed for resolution of the type of issues demanded in litigation, such as Temporary Orders Hearings, Temporary Restraining Orders, Injunctions, Discovery Fights/Motions to Compel, Motions to…
COVID-19 Only Re-Enforces Wisdom of Collaborative Divorce Part One
The social responsibility of sheltering in place and self-quarantining has changed much of our day to day living.
In the legal world, courts initially were closed and then closed, except to emergency situations limited to physical harm to children and spouses/partners. Finally, through the use of Zoom and other video platforms, court became virtually open,…
Divorce Doesn’t Have to Be the Experience We Have Been Programmed to Expect.
Divorce. D-I-V-O-R-C-E.
From Tammy Wynette, to movies like The War of the Roses and ads touting divorce as a boxing match or dog fight, our culture has programmed us to anticipate a fight if we are faced with the probability of a divorce. Destroy or be destroyed. The damage to your children, family, friends and…
Quaid Farish Selected As Best Lawyers 2018
The Dallas Law Firm, Quaid Farish, has been named in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers Magazine under both the Family Law and Collaborative Law categories.
Partner attorneys in the firm Julie Quaid, Charles Quaid, and Christopher Farish are among the most respected family law attorneys in the North Texas area. For more than three…
10 Things to Remember When Talking to your Spouse About Collaborative Divorce
By Julie Quaid
Is a Collaborative Divorce the Right Choice for You?
When attempts to save a marriage aren’t successful and a divorce is inevitable, you have many options to choose from when deciding how to proceed with the divorce.
Consider the goals you have in getting a divorce and evaluate which process will facilitate the achievement of those goals in the most efficient and least painful…