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...
8 Holiday Credit Traps to Avoid credit card traps I work with many couples and ex-couples whose budgets and relationships are severely stressed as a result of buying things they could not afford. Sometimes money problems are the primary cause...
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...
Being Newly Divorced and Happily Single by guest author Jackie Ruiz decorating the new home You may have gotten rid of the source of a lot of emotional stress when you got divorced, but you’ve likely picked up a different form...
Dreaming about the Healing Power of Family Mediation reaching toward the sky Recently a business friend of mine, Melanie Springs of Sisarina, challenged a number of people not only to dream big but also to say out loud what dreams...
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,...
How to Do Well in a Custody or Visitation Hearing In Virginia, when custody and/or visitation are in dispute, judges use known criteria to discern what will be best for a child. The factors they weigh include: the age and...