This may all sound expensive, but in the end it is commonly less expensive, less time consuming, and more constructive to hire these professionals to help with this transition than a series of court hearings and rulings over which litigants have little control. With Collaborative Law people are given time to consider their options, to make decisions, and to engage in creative problem solving. The goal of the collaborative process is the creation of a binding and legally enforceable contract that resolves the parties’ domestic issues, now and in the future. When this is accomplished the participants, although not entirely unscathed, can know that they crafted their own future, at their own pace.