by blantonmassey | Oct 27, 2022 | Divorce, Parenting, Virginia Mediation Blog
Nearly always child custody presents a most serious and trying problem. The writer of this opinion, as a trial judge, found it to be so and he finds it substantially the same as an appellate judge. The parents, both of them in many instances, are in court because of...
by blantonmassey | Oct 23, 2020 | Virginia Mediation Blog
1. Lawyer Ethics impose total responsibility on the lawyer for your court case. Even if suit has not been filed, most lawyers will feel that same responsibility once you hire them. Thus, when you choose to stay in control of your case using the mediation process, many...
by blantonmassey | Oct 23, 2020 | Parenting, Virginia Mediation Blog
Virginia Mediation’s Parent Education Seminars have always covered the subjects required by Virginia Code Section 16.1-278.15 as to Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court (custody) cases and by Va. Code Section 20-103 as to Circuit Court (divorce) cases....
by blantonmassey | Oct 23, 2020 | Virginia Mediation Blog
6 second stress reduction developed by Charles Stroebel, MD, PhD with modifications here by Bob Whitehouse, EdD, & A.Blanton Massey, JD,LLM Practice this 6 second technique many times a day to develop a stress reducing habit. It counters the STRESS ALARM Reflex...
by Virginia Mediation | Jul 21, 2020 | Virginia Mediation Blog
The following 4-Hour Educational Seminars meet the requirements of Virginia Code Sections 16.1-278.15 and 20-103 for parents who are Court Ordered to attend a Parent Education Class. CLASSES WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THE INTERNET USING ZOOM. DOWNLOAD ZOOM ON YOUR PHONE OR...
by LeAnne Perkowski | Jun 5, 2020 | Virginia Mediation Blog
Some attorneys consulted by clients before and during mediation tend to give the clients only generic “legal information” about “legal rights.” They tell their clients what the statutory and case law says and how a judge generally tends to rule on typical issues. Even...
