Having someone with you to back you up, and to help explain things, really made a big difference for me personally. I’m the type of person to give in, or give up things, very easily to keep the peace, so having that support during the Collaborative Process was great. The four of you sit down and hash things out together making the process easier, fair, and, I believe, much quicker. We were able to bring things up that weren’t only practical to the separation/divorce, but also more personal issues that would have been much more difficult to deal with without that support there. It’s definitely not always easy, but considering the options, I’m very happy I chose to go with the Collaborative Process.