St. Louis Collaborative Family Law Association

What St. Louis Collaborative Family Law Association does

The Collaborative Family Law Association of St. Louis (CFLA) is a non-profit professional membership association founded in 2015 and based in St. Louis, Missouri. The organization coordinates a multi-disciplinary network of attorneys, mental health professionals (divorce coaches and child specialists), and financial professionals who deliver collaborative divorce, mediation, parenting coordination, and prenuptial agreement services to divorcing couples in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The collaborative divorce model is a team-based, non-adversarial alternative to litigation where each spouse retains a dedicated attorney, and the team works together to resolve legal, financial, and emotional issues outside of court. Members must meet professional qualification thresholds (Missouri bar with 3+ years practice and 40% family law focus for attorneys; LCSW/LPC/MFT for mental health professionals; CFP/CPA/CMA/CDP for financial professionals) and complete 40-hour mediation training plus 12 hours of interdisciplinary collaborative practice training within three years of admission.

CFLA's revenue model is built entirely on annual membership dues: $300 for full members and $200 for associate members, with associate status granted until mandatory training is completed. The organization does not charge consumers directly; instead, its public-facing website functions as a directory and lead-generation channel where prospective clients take a compatibility quiz and search for member professionals by discipline. Marketing includes blog content, social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram), the Respectful Divorce Podcast, traditional media coverage, and the annual Divorce With Respect Week initiative, which in 2026 marked its 5th annual iteration and received proclamations from the Missouri House of Representatives and the City of Clayton. CFLA is governed by its members, has no external investors or parent company, and operates as a credentialed regional trade body rather than a technology or venture-backed business.

Name

St. Louis Collaborative Family Law Association

Legal name

Collaborative Family Law Association

Website

https://stlouiscollaborativelaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CFLA is a St. Louis-based non-profit professional membership association that coordinates a vetted network of attorneys, mental health professionals, and financial professionals delivering collaborative divorce and mediation services to couples in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

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St Louis

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United States

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North America

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B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Membership Fees: The organization generates revenue through annual membership fees charged to collaborative divorce professionals (attorneys, mental health professionals, and financial professionals). Full membership costs $300 annually and associate membership costs $200 annually. Members must meet specific professional qualifications and training requirements.

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Core offering

CFLA is a not-for-profit professional membership association that coordinates collaborative divorce services in the St. Louis region. It maintains a curated network of independent attorneys, mental health professionals, and financial neutrals trained in collaborative practice who deliver team-based, out-of-court divorce resolution to couples. The organization connects consumers to member professionals via its website directory and generates awareness through educational content and the national Divorce With Respect Week initiative.

Product overview

The Collaborative Family Law Association of St. Louis (CFLA) offers a collaborative divorce service—a unified, team-based approach to family dispute resolution. The core offering is the Collaborative Divorce Service, where specially trained attorneys, mental health professionals (coaches and child specialists), and financial professionals work together with divorcing couples to resolve legal, financial, and emotional issues without court litigation. These sub-products function as an integrated service rather than separate modules: the collaborative divorce team provides legal advice, emotional support, and financial guidance in a coordinated process. CFLA also offers related services including parenting coordination for high-conflict situations, mediation, and prenuptial agreement services, all delivered through its network of trained member professionals.

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Collaborative Practice Kansas City (CPKC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026CPKC is a greater Kansas City community of independent legal, mental health and financial professionals working in collaborative practice. Both organizations partnered for the 2026 Divorce With Respect Week initiative, with the Missouri House of Representatives proclamation recognizing both CFLA and CPKC's commitment to helping couples manage divorce respectfully across Missouri.
• Divorce With Respect Week (National Initiative)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026CFLA participates in the national Divorce With Respect Week initiative, now in its 5th annual year (2026). This is a national effort to educate families about the benefits of Collaborative Divorce process. The initiative is coordinated at the national level and CFLA serves as the Missouri chapter, with participating professionals offering free virtual consultations.

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Direct peers

• Collaborative Practice Kansas City (CPKC): Greater Kansas City community of independent legal, mental health, and financial professionals practicing collaborative divorce. Direct peer — same multidisciplinary model, same Divorce With Respect Week partnership, serves adjacent Missouri/Kansas geography.
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP): Global professional organization for collaborative practice, including divorce. Direct peer — CFLA's interdisciplinary training standards reference IACP minimum standards for trainers, and IACP sits at the apex of the same collaborative-practice ecosystem that CFLA serves regionally.

Broad incumbents

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML): National fellowship of family law attorneys; CFLA founder Alan Freed is a Fellow. Broad incumbent — same target professionals (top family law attorneys) but covers all of family law practice nationally rather than focusing on the collaborative subset.
• Missouri Bar (Family Law Section): State-wide professional bar association with an active Family Law Section covering all Missouri family law practitioners. Broad incumbent — same Missouri attorneys but across all family law practice models, not specifically the collaborative subset.

Emerging players

• Mediate.com: Online directory and information hub for mediators and dispute resolution professionals, including divorce mediation. Emerging player — overlapping alternative-dispute-resolution directory function with CFLA's "Find a Professional" directory, but broader and online rather than regionally curated.
• Wevorce: Tech-enabled collaborative divorce platform offering structured team-based online divorce resolution. Emerging player — pursues the same collaborative-divorce market with a digital-first delivery model rather than a regional professional-association structure.

Regional players

• St. Louis County Bar Association: Local bar association serving St. Louis County attorneys including family law practitioners. Regional player — overlapping St. Louis metro attorney membership base but broader legal practice scope, no collaborative-practice specialization.

Others

• Resolution (UK family law professionals network): UK membership organization for family law professionals committed to non-confrontational divorce resolution. Adjacent peer — same member-based, constructive-divorce philosophy as CFLA but UK-focused; useful comparator for how a national professional body can promote a constructive-divorce code of practice.

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Competitive moat4 records

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Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stlcollablaw
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgQhvbkVY8s8wqzuug0IrkQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/stlouiscollaborativelaw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/collaborative-family-law-association-of-st.-louis

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