Why I Became A Family Mediator
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...
Advantages of Mediation When Divorcing
Advantages of Mediation When Divorcing handshake In many cases, you can save thousands of dollars by having a mediator help you and your former partner resolve as much as possible in mediation. A mediator’s area of expertise is facilitating communication...
Recommendations for Divorce Reform
Recommendations for Divorce Reform sisters Many people still think divorce must be handled through attorneys and litigation. A large number of experts disagree. Deborah Moskovitch recently summarized some of their recommendations in a Huffington Post article. Here, with Deborah’s permission,...
How to Lose Custody of Your Child
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
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
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 – Documentary Film
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...
Conflict to Resolve? Mediation vs. Litigation
Conflict to Resolve? Mediation vs. Litigation When I created the chart below, I was thinking about family mediation, because that’s what I do. Most of the benefits, however, apply to many different kinds of disputes or conflicts. It could be...
My Daughter’s Two Mothers
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?
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...