The book “Generation to Generation” presents a “systems approach” to resolving conflict whether within church or a divorce. The author, Edwin H. Freeman, coined a phrase, “the non-anxious presence,” to describe certain people who can change the dynamics in a room or negotiation. Gay G. Cox, one of our pioneers in Collaborative Divorce, was such a non-anxious presence. We lost her 8 years ago in a freak accident, but she remains one of our guiding lights. It’s no wonder that she and this … [Read more...]
Newly Updated Collaborative Forms Now Available
Your CDT Forms Committee (Chair, David S. Bouschor, II; members Amy Lambert and Camille Milner), have been working through the forms on the website to update them for everyone’s use. So far, we have completed the revisions to the Participation Agreement (Team and Lawyers Only Models) and the Short Form Highlights of the Participation Agreement and they have been approved by your Board so they are being uploaded to the CDT website.We have also been working on adding the “passport” language that … [Read more...]
Camille Milner Receives Gay G. Cox Award for Excellence in Collaborative Law
The Annual Gay G. Cox Award for Excellence in Collaborative Law has been presented to Denton Collaborative Attorney Camille Milner. The award was announced at the Collaborative Law Conference in Austin and is normally presented at the State Bar’s Annual Advanced Family Law Seminar in August each year. The COVID-19 Pandemic forced that seminar online this year. Camille Milner is being honored for her contributions to the Collaborative Divorce movement in Texas. Milner … [Read more...]
Time to Get Ready for our Monumental Moment: An Ironic Gift Given to us by the Coronavirus
I recently came across an article that had a title that caught my attention, “Time to Tend to Our Souls: Coronavirus May Allow Us to Address the Distractions that Separate Us from Each Other [and from God],” but when I checked the author and found out that he was from a more conservative denomination and theology than I subscribe to, I sat it aside, thinking I would try to get back to it when I had time. A couple of times, in cleaning up my piles of newspapers, I almost threw it away without … [Read more...]
Collaborative Divorce Texas Member – Newsletter Profile
Name: Camille Milner Date and Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas; December 24, 1958 Family: Tim Crouch, husband, and two sons, Charles (28) and William (21) Education: UT Law School; graduation 1983; UNT, B.A. History & Political Science 1980 Firm Name: S. Camille Milner, P.C. Member of Collaborative Divorce Texas since: Charter Member since January 2004 I started practicing Collaborative Divorce because: I wanted to help families transition to a new stage without being destructive to … [Read more...]
“The Sweet Spot,” by Christine Carter, Ph.D. – A Book Review by Camille Milner
Remember that quote: “If you love your work, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Confucius, Mark Antony and Mark Twain have all been given credit for this quote in slightly different forms. I have even quoted it when I am feeling really happy in what I am doing. But REALLY—we all know that even if we LOVE our work, too often it still seems like work, except for those rare special times… I know you have felt it—that feeling that you have when you are doing something that you love so much … [Read more...]
