Helpful Dispute Resolution Information

Below is a list of resources and links that can be helpful to couples and families going through divorce, as well as a list for businesses and partnerships facing difficulties.

Resources for Couples and Families

Divorcing Parents Seminars

Because of the emotional impact of divorce on children, several Georgia counties offer parenting seminars for divorcing couples. Some of the counties have enacted legislation making these seminars mandatory for couples going through a divorce, although the requirements of each seminar vary by county. Click any county listed below for more information.

• Cobb County: Divorcing Parents Seminar
• Cherokee County: Divorcing Parents Seminar
• Fulton County: Families in Transition Seminar
• DeKalb County: Seminar for Divorcing Parents
• Gwinnett County: Administrative Office of the Courts Navigating Family Change: a Parenting Seminar

Support Groups

Rainbows
Rainbows is the largest international children’s charity dedicated solely to helping youth successfully navigate the very difficult grief process. Every day, children are touched by emotional suffering caused by a death, divorce, deployment of a family member, incarceration of a loved one, or any of a multitude of significant event traumas including natural or manmade disasters.

• Rainbows National
• Rainbows Georgia Chapter

Organizations

• Atlanta Collaborative Divorce Alliance
• Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
• Divorce Innovations, LLC
• Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

Professional Services

• Atlanta Behavioral Consultants
• Peaceful Divorce (main page) (Bob Bordett’s profile)
• Family Mortgage of Georgia
• Family Affaires
• Second Saturday Atlanta Divorce Seminar

Internal Revenue Service

Publication 504 – Divorced or Separated Individuals

• Information
• Publication 504 (PDF)

Resources for Businesses and Partnerships

Civil Collaborative Practice

• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
• Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia
• Use of Civil Collaborative Practice in a Business Restructuring Case (PDF)
• Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire:  Frequently Asked Questions about Civil Collaborative Practice