Need a Collaborative form? Want ideas for building your Collaborative Practice? Have a challenging issue in a case? Need a topic for next month’s practice group meeting?

Browse through these Resources for “Protocols & Forms”, “Practice Group Useful Tools” and “Articles”.

Protocols, Forms, Tools, & Articles

Practice Protocols:

• 2015 DC Metro Best Practice Protocols (updated 7-20-21 section V and App. G and H)
• 2017 Ethics Guidelines For Collaborative Practice – District Of Columbia, Maryland & Virginia (1-30-13 updated 9-30-17)

Sample Forms:

• Collaborative Participation Agreements
• 2021 VA UCLA Collaborative Participation Agreement – FINAL WORD VERSION
• 2021 Final Redline PDF – Collaborative Participation Agreement
• SAMPLE RICHMOND Collaborative Participation Agreement with Children
• 2022 SAMPLE ROANOKE Collaborative Participation Agreement with children
• 2015 SAMPLE ROANOKE Team Pledge To Collaborative Participation Agreement
• “Suggested” Addendum to Participation Agreement for online video joint meetings (IACP)
• 2015 Sample provisions for PNA – Appendix O
• Collaborative Engagement (Retainer) Agreements
  • Attorney
    • 2021 VA Atty Engagement Agreement FINAL – UCLA
    • 2021 Final Redline PDF – Atty Collaborative Engagement Agreement
    • 2015 Sample Letter to Enroll Spouse in Collaborative Process
  • Mental Health Professional
    • 2015 Child Specialist Engagement Form
    • 2015 Divorce Coach Engagement Form
  • Financial Specialist
    • 2015 Financial Neutral Engagement Form

Practice Group Useful Tools

• Useful Practice Tools
  • Greetings from Virginia Collaborative Professionals (Sample invitation to join VaCP after completing introductory training) – 2016
  • VaCP Member Benefits August 2023
  • Collaborative Practice Awareness Day (11-16-2009)
• Member Group Programs
  • Presentation Sharing Program
    • Program Submission Form
• VaCP Protocols
  • VaCP Membership Criteria
  • Track Your Training Worksheet_04-2024
  • Three Ways to Become a VaCP Member
    • Associate Member Services
      • Affiliate Membership Initial Application
      • Sample Member Group Affiliate Member Application (required)
      • IACP 12.2023 Standards and Ethics
      • Affiliate Membership Renewal Application
    • Associate Member Services
      • Retired Collaborative Professional
      • Professional Student

Articles:

• Cox, Tips & Questions for Use In Assessing Client Appropriateness- Spring 2012
• Jackson, A Tale of Three Cities
• Lambert, So I’m Trained . . . Now What – Summer 2007
• Ousky, The Price is Right – Summer 2008
• Tindall, Smith, Collaborative Law – An Innovation Here To Stay – Jan. 17 2012
• Wray, IACP Research Regarding Collaborative Practice – Spring 2012
• Fauss,_From_Barristers_and_Solicitors_to_The_New_Collaborative_Lawyer_VBA_2000
• Fauss,_Solving_Family_Disputes_Outside_of_Court_Virginia_Lawyer_02-2007,_family-law-section
• Fauss,_Client_Self-Determination_in_the_Collaborative_Process_2009BarArticle
• Fauss,_Why_Apologize_ADR_Article_Spring_2012
• Building Your Collaborative Practice
  • Information & Ideas
    • IACP Forum in Wash DC 2010
    • Video Contest Entries 2010
    • Creating the Collaborative Connection
    • New Resources on IACP 2011
    • Collaborative Listservs 2012
    • Spread the word about trainings 2012
    • The Divorcing Brain 2013
    • Divorce Corp 2013
    • ADR Survey 2015

Virginia Collaborative Professionals (VaCP) is a non-profit association of attorneys, mental health, and financial professionals organized into geographic practice groups within the state of Virginia. We are dedicated to resolving family and civil matters without litigation. Using the Collaborative Process, VaCP interdisciplinary teams offer the support, protection and legal guidance necessary to handle disputes within an atmosphere of mutual respect.