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What Does The Wife Get In The Divorce?

Video | Ask the Mediator: What Does the Wife Get in a Divorce?

March 29, 2022

If you want to read the transcript instead of watching the video, please scroll below the video. Video Transcript: Freya Robbins:           You’re watching this and you’re saying to yourself, “What’s a wife entitled to?” My response to that is, what’s a wife and what’s a husband entitled to? Because in mediation, we’re working with two…

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How Do I Talk To My Children About Divorce?

Video | Ask The Mediator: How Do I Talk to my Children About Divorce?

March 22, 2022

If you want to read the transcript instead of watching the video, please scroll below the video. Video Transcript: Freya Robbins:                  One of the questions people often ask me is, “How do you tell your children that you’re going to divorce?” I know that’s a difficult one. I think, first of all, it’s important that…

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First Holiday Divorced Or Separated

Video | First Holiday Divorced or Separated

March 15, 2022

If you want to read the transcript instead of watching the video, please scroll below the video. Video Transcript: Speaker 1:                           The holidays are near and for many, these are exciting and joyful times. For others, this time of year can be overwhelming, particularly for newly separated or divorced individuals who are experiencing the holiday…

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Feeling Overwhelmed Thinking About Divorce

Video | Feeling Overwhelmed Thinking About Divorce

March 8, 2022

If you want to read the transcript instead of watching the video, please scroll below the video. Video Transcript: Speaker 1:           Do you feel unprepared or even uncertain about whether you should mend your relationship or end it? The emotional step of deciding to pursue a divorce is the first and most difficult step. You’re…

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I Want A Divorce

Video | I Want a Divorce

March 1, 2022

If you want to read the transcript instead of watching the video, please scroll below the video. Video Transcript: Speaker 1:           At Zollinger Mediation, we help your family navigate all issues, no matter how simple or complex they may be. Our team is specialized in helping you and your partner discuss and develop a plan…

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How Long Does It Take To Get A Divorce In Florida

Video | How Long Does It Take to Get a Divorce in Florida?

February 22, 2022

If you want to read the transcript instead of watching the video, please scroll below the video. Video Transcript: Speaker 1:           Well, it’s hard to tell. I had one couple in for a weekend. We worked all day Saturday and all day Sunday. They were really done in the weekend, in terms of the mediation…

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Holiday Heartaches Why Does Valentine’s Day Cause Breakups And Can We Stop It

Video | Why does Valentine’s Day Cause Breakups?

February 15, 2022

This was originally posted in 2021 but it is still timely so we are sharing it with you again. If you want to read the transcript instead of watching the video, please scroll below the video. Video Transcript: Freya Robbins:                  Hi, this is Freya Robbins coming to you from Zollinger Mediation, and next week is…

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How To Start Dating After Divorce

Video | How to Start Dating After Divorce

February 11, 2022

“What advice would you give to couples who are newly divorced during this holiday, Valentine’s Day? To people who are new in the dating scene after being divorced.” If you want to read the transcript instead of watching the video, please scroll to the bottom of the page. Valentine’s day is a big holiday. It’s…

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Divorce Is Never Easy Divorce With A Mediator

Video | Divorce Is Never Easy: Divorce With A Mediator

February 8, 2022

If you want to read the transcript instead of watching the video, please scroll below the video. Video Transcript: Speaker 1:           Divorce is never easy but working with one of our trained mediators can help preserve your family unit, all for a fraction of the cost and when working with an attorney. At Zollinger Mediation,…

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How To Get A Divorce

Video | How To Get a Divorce

February 1, 2022
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What Is Mediation?

Video | What is Mediation?

January 26, 2022

If you want to read the transcript instead of watching the video, please scroll below the video. Video Transcript: Kate Marcotte:                  Hi. I’m Kate Marcotte, and I’m a mediator with Zollinger Mediation. I’m often asked the question, “What is mediation?” Mediation is a private and privileged process where a neutral third person called a mediator…

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When Business Gets Personal: Covering Your Assets In Divorce

Video | When Business Gets Personal: Covering your Assets in Divorce

January 19, 2022

If you want to read the transcript instead of watching the video, please scroll below the video. Video Transcript: Freya Robbins:                  Hi, I’m Freya Robbins with Zollinger Mediation, and I am here today to talk to you about when business gets personal, covering your assets. It’s unlikely that you expected to be faced with a…

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Red Rose With A Torn Heart

Holiday Heartaches

February 14, 2021

This article was written by Freya Robbins If Valentine’s Day is the season of love, why do so many couples break up around the Holidays? It is only from my own perspective of working with couples the past 16 years who seek a divorce that is fair and equal but not hurtful to each other…

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Divorce & Taxes, Common Questions About Filing Taxes In 2021 photo of our mediator Freya and Zollinger Mediation logo

Video | Divorce & Taxes, Common Questions About Filing Taxes in 2021

January 12, 2021

If you want to read the transcript instead of watching the video, please scroll below the video. Video Transcript: Freya Robbins:           Hello. You know what? I just found out that May 17th is our new filing day. So we have an extension this year for families who are filing their individual taxes. You have an…

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The Word Peace On A Stone Which Is Held In Hands

Video | P.E.A.C.E Through Divorce: Step by Step Planning for a Peaceful Dissolution of Marriage

September 6, 2020

As a CDFA™, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst I specialize in helping people see their financial situations clearly both for the present and for the future. I understand that when we get to the end of a relationship, we just want it over.  Generally and understandably, that is because we find it painful to remain in a…

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Sarasota Magazine Article featuring Certified Divorce Financial Analyst Freya Robbins

Article from SARASOTA Magazine

November 9, 2011

Published February, 2009 – Sarasota Magazine Zollinger Mediation – The Positive Alternative As tough economic times affect marriages everywhere, the divorce process is changing. Divorces are on the increase, and 95 percent of cases are settled prior to a judge deciding the outcome. Yes, this means yours, too, can be resolved without emotional and financial devastation. Professional…

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SRQ Magazine Article featuring Florida Divorce Mediator, Freya Robbins

Article from SRQ Magazine #2

November 9, 2011

Published February, 2009 – SRQ Magazine Zollinger Mediation & Divorce Financial AnalysisFreya Robbins, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Mediator As a mediator, how do you help couples face the financial realities of divorce ? I start with the couple – together, if possible. I am an advocate for both of them. A separating couple needs…

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Sarasota Marriage Mediator, Freya Robbins, Featured in SRQ Magazine

Article from SRQ Magazine #1

November 9, 2011

Published February, 2009 – SRQ Magazine as written by Su Byron Freya Robbins, CDFA, specializes in helping people see clearly. No, she’s not an ophthalmologist! Zollinger is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, CDFA. For the past six years, she has guided divorcing couples through the divorce process and…

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