Sampson Collaborative Law

Tools for Tough Complementary Dispute Resolution CDR Cases

When

02/09/2026    
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Event Type

An Interdisciplinary Panel of Divorce Professionals offers effective strategies for managing high-conflict personalities, such as those exhibiting narcissistic, coercive control, and/or substance abuse behaviors in a CDR process.

Practical takeaways and tough case examples support divorce professionals facing these increasingly common behavioral challenges.

A Neutral Family Law Attorney, Neutral Family Specialist, and two Neutral Financial Specialists share effective tools for:

  • Containment,
  • Alignment between professionals,
  • Conflict management,
  • Courageous diplomacy,
  • Ethical decision-making,
  • Maintaining safety,
  • Upholding process integrity (effective professional control over the process, while clients make decisions about their lives), and
  • Knowing when to pause, or exit CDR.

All Collaboratively-Trained Professionals must also be trained in Mediation, and must be members of a collaborative practice group, per IACP ethical requirements.

Presenters include:

Patricia Van Haren, JD, Partner at Moradi Neufer, LLP, is President of Collaborative Practice California (CP Cal) and Past President of CDSOC (www.cdsoc.com).

Carol Hughes, PhD, LMFT, co-founding member of CDSOC (www.cdsoc.com) in 2003, is a Licensed Therapist serving as a Collaborative and Mediation Neutral Family, Coparenting, and Child Specialist.

Amy Clews, CPA, CDFA, CVA, CFE, a Director at Addleman & Associates (www.addlemancpas.com).

Dawn Strachan, CDFA, RICP, RLP, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA®), Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP®) and Registered Life Planner (RLP®). 

To ACCESS this free  webinar (You cannot preregister!)

 1. Go to VirtualDivorceCA.com

2. Find “FOR Professionals” tab along top. Click to get drop-down menu.

3. Click “Calendar” in drop-down menu.

4. Scroll down to Calendar.

5. In Calendar, click “Board Meeting” at noon for Monday, 2.9.26.

6. Click words “ZOOM LINK” that appear, and Host will let you in.

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