Communication: Men and Women Have Different Styles . by guest author Ellen Purcell . troubled couple . The Problem: “When we are out with other couples, he’s the life of the party, but once we are home again, he hardly […]
Retired Judges Don’t Mediate Divorces People need to know about the huge difference between real, ethical, early or middle or late mediation and the service that groups of retired judges offer, which they erroneously call mediation. What they do is […]
The Divorce Dance: Taking the Lead When divorcing, both parties need to understand their financial, emotional, and legal situations. For decades Stan Corey, author of The Divorce Dance, has been educating divorce clients about their financial situations and about the […]
How Divorce or Separation Can Influence Teen Drug Abuse by guest author Sonia Tagliareni Divorce is a very complicated and multi-dimensional process for a family to go through, especially when the family has teenage children. It leaves teenagers in a […]
Family Mediation Can Help with a Wide Variety of Issues Mediation can help a couple or a larger set of members of a family develop a plan or agreement about resolving a variety of issues. Some examples: how to handle the […]
Divorce and Structured Settlements By Guest Author Catherine J. Byerly Structured settlements aren’t something you hear about all too often in divorce – but they can come up, and when they do you want to have all the facts. But […]
DIY Divorce? A few couples handle their divorces entirely on their own. Many couples can work out the terms of their divorce with just a little professional support. In a confidential setting, a professional family mediator can help each party […]
Marriage Mediation — Making Your Marriage Happier and Healthier COVID-19 Note: Mediation services are available online. When does marriage mediation make sense? when different spending patterns are threatening a marriage when loss of a job and long unemployment have caused […]
Best of Burke Award We did not even know that we had been nominated, but Colin Family Mediation Group LLC won the Best of Burke Award in the Legal Services category in 2015 and again in 2016! It is wonderful to […]
Mediation for Divorce and Other Matters I want to thank my colleague Ellice Halpern for writing about The Guide to Low-Cost Divorce in Virginia on her Little Falls Mediation website. While my focus is solely on family mediation, Ellice […]