Camp Hill, PA Collaborative Law

The legal professionals at John F. King Law, of Camp Hill, PA understand that legal family matters and divorce are difficult times for families.

But divorce does not have to be a painful process that devastates a family. The choices that a couple make about how they want to divorce will determine its outcome, the type of relationship they will have in the future, and its impact on their children and extended families.

The court process can increase conflict within the family and irreparably damage relationships. The Collaborative Law process offers a different option to divorcing couples, and to divorced or unmarried parents struggling with ongoing conflict.

In the Collaborative Law process, the parties are given the opportunity to resolve their own issues in a positive environment, using a cooperative approach.

All divorcing couples make choices about the way in which they will dissolve their marriage and their financial partnership. In a traditional, court-based divorce, one party "sues" the other, thus setting in motion a process which pits the parties against each other. This battleground can take a huge emotional toll on the parties, their children, and their families.

Collaborative Law offers divorcing couples a new way of resolving the many issues which accompany the end of a marriage. At its core, Collaborative Law is a non-adversarial process in which the parties and their lawyers, after agreeing not to go to court, negotiate a settlement agreement which meets the needs of both parties. Open communication, sharing of information and creation of shared solutions distinguish the Collaborative process from litigation-based divorce.

Collaborative Law allows divorcing parties to maintain control over their divorce, rather than relinquishing decisions to the court, which often is ill-equipped to address these issues. The process also affords the parties an opportunity to look beyond the pain and anxiety of the present, so that they can plan for the future. For couples with children, Collaborative Law can transcend traditional divorce by prioritizing the children's needs and easing the transition to two households.

For many couples, Collaborative Law provides a refreshing alternative to conventional divorce. John F. King, Esq. has been trained in the Collaborative Law process, as well as having both training and experience in the Mediation process. I am qualified and available to assist divorcing couples who want creative and amicable problem-solving.