Last updated: December 2025 By Jonathan and Amy Kales, Co-Mediators at Kales & Kales, PLC Divorce mediation is one of the most popular alternatives to traditional divorce litigation — especially in Northern Virginia — partly because it usually leads to more affordable outcomes than going to court. Rather than...
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Updated October 5, 2026: This article has been updated to reflect our current mediation rate and related information. I. Introduction – The Most Difficult Decision You Will Ever Make After reaching the incredibly hard decision to divorce, a couple’s next difficult choice is to determine which type of divorce...
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Jonathan Kales has been selected to the 2023 Virginia Super Lawyers list for excellence in the practice of divorce mediation and collaborative divorce. Virginia Super Lawyers are selected as part of a multistep nomination and research process that incorporates a statewide nomination survey, independent evaluation utilizing a 12 point...
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