Principled Facilitated Negotiation

The essence of each of these two processes is the ongoing engagement of both husband and wife, with their respective attorneys playing complementary, and somewhat fluid, roles. There may be meetings conducted with all four people (husband, wife, and both of their lawyers) as well as some meetings only between the attorneys.

In a principled negotiation, the spouses and their attorneys agree on a time frame and certain ground rules to resolve issues without a mediator.
In a facilitated negotiation, the spouses and their attorneys agree to a negotiation with a neutral third party to oversee the process and possibly settle certain issues.