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Can you recommend any good mediators in Virginia?

By Katie Carter

I get asked for recommendations all the time. For lawyers practicing in other areas of law, for therapists for divorcing women and their children, for cool lunch spots in the Hilltop area near our main Virginia Beach location (hey, I’m good at that one!), and even, sometimes, for mediators. Ugh, mediation. It is seriously one…

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Mediation versus Negotiation

By Katie Carter

We get lots of questions about mediation, and I can certainly see the appeal. Divorce is scary as it is. Hiring and working with an attorney is probably also a little scary. A mediator seems like a softer option, especially if tensions are already high. It’s nice to think that you could go in, sit…

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Should I sign this separation agreement?

By Katie Carter

Every so often I hear from a woman who, panicked, tells me she has to have a separation agreement reviewed TODAY. She has to sign it right now, or there’ll be dire consequences. It’s an emergency! It has to be done now! I hate these conversations for a lot of reasons, but, first and foremost,…

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Tag with: contract | divorce agreement | divorce options | divorce questions | fault based divorce | mediator | negotiation | property settlement agreement | separation | separation agreement | Virginia divorce

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