How Loving Parents Sometimes Hurt Their Children by Fighting for Custody One caveat as we begin: If one parent is actually abusive or otherwise harmful to the children, then the better parent’s avoiding the custody fight will not put the...
Family Matters Talk Radio Shows To Date VoiceAmerica.com Family Matters, hosted by Dr. Virginia Colin, has been on VoiceAmerica.com for 3 1/2 months now. Here is a list of the topics discussed and links to their recordings. You can listen...
Shared Parenting Recently I had a long conversation* with Dr. Ned Holstein, Founder and Chair of the National Parents Organization (NPO). NPO seeks better lives for children through family law reform that establishes equal rights and responsibilities for fathers and...
Parenting Plans (including Custody and Visitation) Decision Making (sometimes known as “Legal Custody“) The person or pair of people who have legal custody have the right to make the major decisions about raising and caring for a child. Major decisions include:...
Family Mediation FAQs toddler and mom What do family mediators do? We help people resolve disagreements about child custody, parenting plans, child support, alimony, separation, reconciliation, property distribution, elder care, how to budget the family’s money, distribution of inherited property,...
Some Lessons Learned in Family Mediation baby Little stories can be fun and educational. Working with a different mediator (not a member of our group), one couple had signed an agreement with a detailed schedule describing when their child would...
Ten More Co-Parenting Tips (part 5 of 5) by Guest Author Elinor Robin, Ph.D. with editing by Virginia L Colin, Ph.D. girl in soccer game 41. Children of any age may be hesitant to spend time with a parent...
Why I Became a Family Mediator by Virginia L Colin, Ph.D. The short version? It’s a calling. Here is the longer version: My first clue about what I should be doing came late in the 1990′s, when I learned...
How to Lose Custody of Your Child a child of divorce This is easy to do. If you love your child, you may want to do the opposite of things on this list. Do not attend court hearings about custody...
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...
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