Iowa Collaborative Divorce Member Application
About Iowa Collaborative Divorce
Iowa Collaborative Divorce is founded on the values of creativity, empathy, ongoing learning, gratitude, and connection.
We envision an innovative, trusted, community of like-minded souls committed to designing creative, dignified, healthy solutions.
Our mission is to create a multidisciplinary community where all collaborative professionals can find the friendships, resources, mentorship, training and support that they need to be the change the law has been waiting for.
Iowa Collaborative Divorce is an open practice group. If your heart has called you to this work and you have completed the required trainings you are welcome to join and we will support you on your professional journey. The practice of collaborative divorce is grounded in integrity, dignity, authenticity, transparency and trust. Our relationships within the practice group are what allow us to bring these values into the room and model them for clients. For this reason, we also ask that prior to applying you meet with at least two members of our group to learn more about the practice and make sure that we are a good fit for each other.
Full Team Member Requirements
Full team members are primary functions of the team: Attorney, Financial Mediator & Family facilitator. This membership level includes membership in Iowa Collaborative Divorce and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP).
1. Complete forty (40) hours of Family Law Mediation Training and provide proof of said training within twelve (12) months of application.
2. Complete introductory interdisciplinary collaborative practice training (15 hours) and provide proof of said training upon request within twelve (12) months of application. (Training options shall be listed and updated on the ICD Website).
3. Be a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (“IACP”) and certify that the Collaborative Team Member has reviewed the IACP Standards and Ethics. https://www.collaborativelaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/11.1.20.2_IACP-Standards-and-Ethics-2018.pdfCollaborative
4. List two (2) current ICD Members who endorse your ICD Application;
5. Collaborative Team Membership Dues shall be $245.00 per year, which include dual membership in IACP and ICD. ICD will collect the full dues and remit to IACP as a group. These dues are subject to increases approved by Leadership Team vote and subject to IACP dues increases.
Supporting Team Member Requirements
1. Complete twelve (12) hours of Collaborative Team training with at least 3 of those hours being training on how to be a neutral (either in collaborative law or in mediation) and provide proof of said training upon
request within twelve (12) months of application. (Training options shall be listed and updated on the ICD Website).
2. Supporting Partners have all membership privileges as full members except that they will not be members of the core collaborative law team during a collaborative divorce.
3. Supporting Partners will be listed on the Iowa Collaborative Law web page under “Supporting Partners.”
4. Supporting Partner Membership dues shall be $100.00 per year, subject to increases approved by Leadership Team vote.
5. There shall be no requirement to be a member of IACP.