Blog Posts in April, 2012

Mediation and Co-Parenting

Mediation is about cooperation and that is definitely important when children are involved in a divorce. The beauty about mediation is that you, as parents, get to decide a plan that works best for you and your children. You aren’t stuck with a judgment from the court on how many days each of you are allowed with your children. Instead, you can be as flexible as you want with the decision on how ...

Divorce and Children - How Does Mediation Help?

One of the reasons we focus on mediation in our family law practice is that we feel a strong advocacy for children that are going through the divorce of their parents. This is a devastating loss to a child, but we know that when divorce is done through mediation, the experience of trauma is lessened. Dr. Emery at the University of Virginia has studied the impact of mediation on children in ...

How to Prepare for Mediation

So you and your partner have decided to end your relationship and you are ready to start mediation. You called a mediator and now you are getting ready for your first appointment. Maybe you start to feel a little anxious about the meeting. This is normal. Most of us get apprehensive in new situations. You are making a difficult decision, but if you have chosen mediation, it sounds like you are ...