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Most people think of divorce like they do in the movies where there are two parties fighting like cat and dog, each vowing to “screw the other over”. In reality, it’s seldom like this. What’s more common is two people who no longer want the same things in life. Two people who have built up some bitterness towards the other over the past who-knows-how-long. Two people who want a resolution but just don’t know how to get there.

Separations or divorces can be stressful and emotionally damaging. The process can intrude into your daily life, affecting your children, impacting your work. It can be undignified and disrespectful, and as a result sour any chance of a cordial relationship with someone who you once chose to spend your life with. However, it does not need to be like this.

Ruth Croman is accredited as a specialist in both Family Law and Child Law, and also trained as a Collaborative Lawyer, as well as being the Chair of the Tayside pod of Consensus Collaboration Scotland, the organisation that promotes collaborative practice in Scotland. She can therefore help you try to avoid all the damage that can be irreversibly done during traditional divorce proceedings. At Macnabs we can help resolve issues through a range of methods such as collaborative law, negotiation, mediation or arbitration, as well as litigation. The collaborative process focusses on finding resolutions instead of scoring points. It can be less stressful as well as less expensive, so there’s no losers, just two winners.