Collaborative Law

⚖️ Collaborative Family Law Counseling in Orlando

A Kinder, Smarter Way to Divorce. Peaceful Resolutions. Healthier Families.

Divorce doesn’t have to be a war—and your children shouldn’t be casualties.

At The Counseling Corner, we offer expert guidance through Collaborative Family Law—a respectful, court-free process designed to reduce conflict, protect children, and create healthier futures for families in transition.

Led by Dr. Ernest W. Reilly, LCSW, a trained Mental Health Neutral in the Collaborative Divorce model, we help families navigate separation with dignity, empathy, and clarity. Whether you're just beginning the divorce process or seeking post-divorce solutions, Collaborative Law offers a better way forward.

💡 What Is Collaborative Family Law?

Collaborative Family Law is a non-adversarial legal approach that empowers families to reach agreements—without going to court. Instead of battling through costly litigation, both partners commit to working together with a team of trained professionals to resolve issues like custody, parenting, finances, and emotional support.

Your Collaborative Team May Include:

• Two collaboratively trained attorneys (one for each spouse)

• A Mental Health Neutral (family therapist who serves as communication coach and parenting plan facilitator)

• A Financial Neutral (provides budget and asset guidance)

The goal is mutual agreement, not court-imposed decisions.

🧠 Why Choose Collaborative Law Over Traditional Divorce?

• Avoid court battles and public conflict

• Protect your children from emotional fallout

• Preserve privacy—collaborative sessions are confidential

• Stay in control of decisions, timelines, and parenting plans

• Minimize emotional and financial cost

• Support long-term co-parenting success

• Focus on healing rather than blame

Divorce doesn’t have to destroy what remains. With the right structure and support, it can be the foundation for a healthier next chapter—for everyone involved.

👨‍👩‍👧 What Is the Role of the Mental Health Neutral?

As the Mental Health Neutral, Dr. Reilly provides:

• Expert facilitation of parenting discussions

• Emotionally safe space for communication

• Creation of developmentally appropriate parenting plans

• Coaching to reduce conflict and improve co-parenting

• Support for children’s emotional needs during transition

This neutral role is not therapy—it’s structured emotional and relational guidance throughout the Collaborative process.

🛠️ Collaborative Law Counseling Can Help With:

• Child custody & parenting time

• Emotionally healthy parenting plans

• Co-parenting conflict resolution

• Separation anxiety or loyalty binds in children

• Family restructuring

• Managing grief, anger, or guilt during divorce

• Reducing stress during high-conflict separations

💡 What Families Should Know

1. Collaborative Law puts your family first.
   Unlike litigation, the goal isn’t to “win”—it’s to protect relationships, especially with your children.

2. Children benefit most from low-conflict divorces.
   Research shows that how parents divorce matters more than the divorce itself. Collaborative Law protects children from damaging court battles.

3. You don’t have to navigate this alone.
   With experienced attorneys, financial professionals, and mental health support on your team, you have a roadmap and allies every step of the way.

4. It’s more affordable long-term.
   By avoiding prolonged legal battles, families save time, money, and emotional wear-and-tear.

5. You remain in control.
   No judge decides your future—you and your spouse do, with professional guidance to ensure fairness and emotional wisdom.

📍 Serving Families Across Central Florida

📍 In-person sessions in Downtown Orlando & Clermont
💻 Virtual appointments available across the state of Florida
🧠 Collaborative Law services for married, divorcing, and post-divorce families

👨‍⚖️ About Dr. Ernest W. Reilly, LCSW

• Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator

• Certified Parenting Coordinator

• Mental Health Neutral in Collaborative Divorce

• Over 30 years of experience in family systems; divorce recovery; child, teen, adult, and family counseling; and reunification therapy

• Recognized leader in forgiveness, co-parenting, and emotional healing

Dr. Reilly works with Collaborative Law attorneys across Central Florida. If you already have a Collaborative Divorce attorney and wish to include Dr. Reilly on your team, please contact us directly.

📞 Ready to Begin a Healthier Separation and Divorce?

You don’t have to choose between peace and legal strength.
You can protect your children, your finances, and your dignity.

📞 Call 407-843-4968 to schedule your first coaching session
📧 Email: info@counselingcorner.net
🌐 Serving families across Central Florida and statewide through secure telehealth
🌐 Learn more at www.counselingcorner.net

Let’s help your family transition with wisdom, grace, and strength.

Schedule your appointment today and take the first step toward peace and positive co-parenting with Collaborative Law in Orlando.

• Dr Ernest W. Reilly, LCSW

Divorce Mediation

Parents who divorce may be legally separating from their former spouses, but they will remain tied to one another through their children, thus facing the challenge of coparenting for years to come. An effective family mediation process can help reduce conflict, decrease tension, appropriately plan for the future, reduce the expenses of costly legal and court battles, and provide a healthier process for family legal dispute resolution

Mediation is often an effective way to help people settle many different types of divorce, parenting plan, and family law related disputes, In family mediations, parties have a chance to share their views and find helpful solutions in a safe environment and to constructively discuss important issues such as communication, separation, child related issues, support, time-sharing, alimony, debt, division of property and other family matters (American Bar Association). Mediation uses a is a neutral and impartial third person facilitate the resolution of a legally related family dispute. It is an non-adversarial process and is intended to help families reach agreements that are mutually acceptable and beneficial. The mediation process, when done well, can greatly reduce conflict and aid finding helpful solutions creating healthier environments for both parents and more importantly for their children.

The hurt, anger, and sense of injury experienced during most divorces will often impair or reduce the functioning of the divorcing individuals, their children, and families. The divorce process often impacts each individual's parenting, co parenting, professional work, and social functioning. Research demonstrates that it the inter-parental conflict that is most harmful for the children and the adults during and after a divorce. With approximately half of all marriages ending in injuries of this kind, the problems facing divorcing parents are substantial. Successful family mediation can help reduce these problems. If you or someone you love is in need of divorce mediation please contact the Counseling Corner and we can assist you.

• Dr Ernest W. Reilly, LCSW