Collaborative negotiation is a conflict resolution process also called collaborative law.
This is a relatively new process. It is a joint effort by both parties and two attorneys to work out the existing issues. As with mediation, it is also voluntary. Should collaborative negotiation prove not to work for either party, he or she may unilaterally, and without reason, terminate their role in the collaborative process and proceed along the more traditional path of individual representation and court intervention. Either or both attorneys may also withdraw.