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  Suzanne L. Brunsting

“The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.”
      
    - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Collaborative Family Law Articles

Collaborative Law – A Better Way
— By Suzanne L. Brunsting, Esq.
Resolving marital issues through collaboration, not conflict, is a new approach to family law based upon the commitment that neither the attorneys nor their clients will see the inside of a courtroom...READ THE FULL ARTICLE

Daily Record Tech Link Article Fall 2002
— By Suzanne L. Brunsting, Esq.
Our access to information and quick communication over the Internet is going to revolutionize family law in the next few years. A great idea started in early 1990 when an attorney decided to declare “unilateral disarmament” and convince spouses and other attorneys to resolve the parties’ differences cooperatively and without going to court...READ THE FULL ARTICLE

For Peaceful Divorce, Couples Find Collaborative Law a Viable Alternative
— By Suzanne L. Brunsting, Esq., Guest Essayist, Democrat & Chronicle
Why are more attorneys and clients turning to collaborative law? Because the divisiveness of the adversarial system has failed many of them and mediation, alone, is not the answer. Divorcing couples have four basic options for settling their issues: by themselves (the dining room table option); using a mediator with consulting attorneys; retaining attorneys who practice collaborative family law; or hiring attorneys to negotiate or litigate, if necessary. Each couple is different...READ THE FULL ARTICLE

Collaborative Law
— By Suzanne L. Brunsting, Esq.
A new process for resolving divorces is now available in Rochester. Thirty experienced family law attorneys in our area have been trained in Collaborative Law. Minneapolis attorney, Stu Webb developed “Collaborative Law” in 1990 to give spouses a way to end marriages cooperatively, face-to-face, with the help of attorneys, but without going to court....READ THE FULL ARTICLE