What is a CDS Aligned Business?
A CDS Aligned Business or Company is one that has staff who have completed the Certified Divorce Specialists (CDS) Program – a comprehensive training for professionals in various industries who wish to provide better services to their divorcing clients.
The CDS curriculum consists of a specialized communication skills training with a focus on integrating those skills in a client-session environment. It also highlights specific legal, financial, mental health, and real estate information that are integral to the divorce process.
What does this mean for Divorcing Clients?
It means that the CDS Aligned business has gone above and beyond to make sure their staff is equipped with unique skills and divorce-specific information to manage a better experience for all parties involved.
The CDS Program focuses on...
Communication
Language & Culture
Systems
Part I Topics
CDS Aligned Businesses know that the best investment is to invest in their staff .
When a couple decides to divorce, they begin a long drawn out journey to separate their lives and begin new ones on their own. Aside from the legal steps necessary to end the marriage, the process involves several changes in various other areas including finance, real estate and mental health. Although the professional might have knowledge in one or more of the areas listed above, if they are providing a service to a divorcing individual, couple, or family, it is imperative for them to be familiarized holistically on ALL the parts that are involved and that the client will need help with. There are many areas that require either collaboration or a basic understanding in order to properly help divorcing clients make the right decisions. One simple choice or step can affect the entire process either negatively or positively.
CDS® Designees learn about:
By Industry:
- The Various Legal Professionals involved in the process
- Different Types of Divorces
- Important Factors in a Divorce Settlement
- Parenting Plan
- The Importance of Staying Up-to-Date with the Latest Laws (Both Federal and Local)
- Gay Divorce
- Military Divorce
Why should divorcing clients work with a CDS Aligned Business?
DIVORCE EDUCATION
GREATER RESOURCES
BETTER PREPARED
CDS Aligned businesses have staff who:
- Have a holistic understanding of important legal, financial, mental health and residential implications on the divorce process.
- Know the various stages their clients will be experiencing based on the type of divorce process they have chosen such as mediation, collaborative or litigation.
- Are aware of the many legal, financial, mental health and residential professionals that are an important part of the process and when they might be needed for their divorcing clients.
- Have access to fellow CDS® Alumni from across the country that can be valuable resources for divorcing clients
- Are equipped with unique tools to help communicate more effectively with their divorcing clients and provide a better experience
- Understand the implications divorce has on children and are committed to consider their best interest throughout the process.
- Recognize the emotional distress divorce causes and believe in supporting clients with empathy and individualized attention.
What CDS Aligned Businesses are Saying...
Whitson Law
