Do you want an amicable divorce? Do you think your spouse would want an amicable divorce? Are you willing to ask for a different type of divorce process and stand up to pressure from friends and family about how you should handle divorce in an adversarial way? If so, consider collaborative divorce, a relatively new process that is fully legal, radically supportive, and downright practical. You may not know anyone who has done this before, but the times are changing, and you can exert more control over your divorce process than you may realize. Family practice lawyer Nanci Smith, Esq. is experienced in the ins and outs of divorce from all sides and shares with us The Collaborative Divorce Process in 5 stages. She is the chair of the Collaborative Divorce section of the Vermont Bar Association