Divorce, no doubt, is a difficult and emotional process for the divorcing couple; but it can also be especially hard on the children of the divorcing couple who often feel caught between two people they love and depend upon. Although a marriage is over upon divorce, if there are...
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In our new video for our website, we tell you about ourselves, Jonathan and Amy Kales, the husband-and-wife team that make up the Northern Virginia divorce mediation law firm of Kales & Kales. Jonathan has been practicing law in Northern Virginia for more than twenty years. His interest in...
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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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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 will be best to get them from being separated to being divorced. If you’re considering divorce, it makes...
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Learn how Virginia divorce mediation works, step-by-step....
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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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