According to a recent news story, divorce rates are up 10% in Shelby County compared to the same time last year. A tough economy can help hold some relationships together, but it can also be a final straw in relationships already struggling in non-financial ways.
The following is an interview with Steven Silver and Karen Hall over the establishing of a collaborative law community in Memphis, TN called the Mid-South Collaborative Divorce Alliance
The term may seem like an oxymoron, but a group of local professionals is working to give the phrase substance. Through an emerging practice called collaborative law, members of the newly formed Mid-South Collaborative Divorce Alliance are committed to helping couples divorce with dignity.
"I do think there is a level of emotional maturity required," said alliance member Karen Hall of The Hall Law Firm in Cordova.