Charter

Divorce Solutions was established to take the adversary out of divorce and provide faster and better outcomes for both parents and children.This charter signifies our commitment to provide fast, honest, fair and independent advice and service to our clients. Founded on the principle of collaborative law, the primary principle of Divorce Solutions is to help families negotiate a non-adversarial divorce. The charter was written in consultation with lawyers, financial advisors and relationship counsellors. We welcome your feedback on our charter.

This following charter is a guide to you rights and our commitment.

• We commit to the principles of collaborative law and therefore will withdraw from the process if a resolution is not reached within the agreed timeframe.
• We commit to put children’s needs first throughout the process and to promote a caring ongoing relationship between all children and both parties. We also expect this is our client’s primary concern in the process. We expect both parties to accept that resolution is not guaranteed but is dependant on the conduct of all parties.
• We commit to work with our client and their partner’s representation to resolve issues in a way that optimises the result for both parties.
• Throughout the process we commit to representing and protecting our client’s interest by providing independent advice while maintaining the confidentiality of all parties.
• We agree to act with integrity, respect and honesty in the spirit of cooperation and goodwill by working as a team. We expect both parties will act accordingly and take a realistic and reasonable approach to resolution.
• We commit to maintaining open and honest communication between both parties and their representatives. We expect that clients will make full disclosure of assets, income, debts and other information, provide accurate information. We expect you understand representatives will withdraw from the case if parties have withheld information or provide misleading information or act dishonestly. Similarly, we respect clients’ rights to terminate the process at any time under conditions set out in the participation agreement.
• We commit to work for a resolution which benefits both parties financially and emotionally. To ensure the process is effective, we expect both parties will focus on reaching agreement on economic and parenting issues during meetings and set aside personal issues.
• In meetings, we agree to allow both parties to express their views and explore their needs and options and expect both parties will also respect they each have this right.