Family Mediation Makes Creative, Detailed Solutions Possible toddler reading Once I worked with a mom from eastern Europe and a dad from South America. The dad was on a path toward U.S. citizenship. The mom came to the U.S. as...
Ten More Co-Parenting Tips (part 4) by Guest Author Elinor Robin, Ph.D. with a little editing by Virginia L Colin, Ph.D. one boy 31. Consider occasionally separating your children in order to give each parent some individual time with each child. 32. Introduce...
Divorce Corp – A Documentary Film Everyone who is considering divorce should see this movie. Most of them should then run away from litigious lawyers and find good professional family mediators to work with. Here are links to trailers from...
My Daughter’s Two Mothers Recently I met a new person (Let’s call him Peter) in the home of my daughter’s stepmother (Let’s call her Ann). Peter already knew Ann pretty well and already knew my daughter (Let’s call her Laurie) as...
Does Divorce Mediation Work? Source: TopCounselingSchools.org Virginia L Colin, Ph.D. is a Professional Family Mediator certified by the Virginia Supreme Court. She is not an attorney or a therapist. For a free consultation about whether family mediation would be helpful for...
Stories from Family Mediation Divorced parents may need to talk frequently. Stories. When I started this blog, I thought I would tell stories of families I have worked with, especially stories of people who impressed me with how well they...
Double the Presents, Double the Fun? The Truth About Sharing Custody During the Holidays By Guest Author Nicole Dash As far back as I can remember, Santa visited me and my sisters two times every Christmas. It was the perk of...
How Divorce Mediation Helps Parents Protect their Children by Guest Author Barry Davis kids at the beach I think that one very significant advantage of mediation is often left out when discussing the pro’s and con’s of mediation vs. litigation...
How Financial Assets Are Divided During Divorce Settlements | Divorce Property Settlements by Dave Landry Jr. and Virginia L Colin, Ph.D. (mostly Dave) money If you have decided to divorce, that was probably a very difficult choice to make. Divorce...
Ten More Co-Parenting Tips (part 3) by Guest Author Elinor Robin, Ph.D. with a little editing by Virginia L Colin, Ph.D. kids with feelings 21. Even if the other parent disappoints your child or fails to honor a time commitment,...
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