by LeAnne Perkowski | May 15, 2020 | Virginia Mediation Blog
Lawyers can play one of three different roles for you when you seek their advice during mediation, with increasing levels of commitment to you as a client. No Deposit; No Ongoing Relationship (Lowest Level of Commitment) You can hire them by the hour, pay as you go,...
by LeAnne Perkowski | May 8, 2020 | Virginia Mediation Blog
Reasons for not involving significant others with your children while they are still adjusting to your marital separation and divorce generally fall into two main categories. They have primarily to do with the child’s attachment to the parents and the child’s...
by LeAnne Perkowski | Apr 30, 2020 | Virginia Mediation Blog
Listening as a way of becoming means discovering who you are (self-revelation) by hearing others. It requires losing yourself to find yourself says Jesus. One way to lose yourself is in service to others. Service above self say the Boy Scouts and Rotary. How does...
by LeAnne Perkowski | Apr 16, 2020 | Virginia Mediation Blog
The two founders of Family Law Software, Inc., Daniel Caine and Wendell Smith, were also partners in the company that developed the critically-acclaimed and best-selling income tax software program “TaxCut.” TaxCut was a 4-time winner of PC...
by blantonmassey | Feb 15, 2017 | Parenting, Virginia Mediation Blog
In the highly acclaimed book entitled “Boundaries”, the authors tell us that if we, as listeners, practice “containment” the other parent will be less reactive, but they give us no practical techniques for learning how to “contain” when we’re trying to...
by blantonmassey | Jan 25, 2017 | Divorce, Virginia Mediation Blog
By choosing divorce mediation you remain in control, and you have the freedom to make your own settlement choices. With the right mediator, mediation replaces litigation as the most peaceful, effective and efficient means of ending a marriage. You can even decide when...