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The mission of Alternative House is to facilitate the creation of a society in which violence will no longer exist. As a means to this end, we offer shelter, support, options, counseling and legal advocacy for all victims of domestic violence (and their children) who seek our help. We are committed to the empowerment of women toward self sufficiency. We do not discriminate against any race, class, culture, age group or sexual orientation.
Complex, emotionally charged family law issues are familiar territory for us at Amaral & Associates, P.C. We have more than 30 years of collective experience helping men and women resolve their divorces and other family law matters and move forward in life. Attorneys Edward L. Amaral, Jr., and Talia Simonds are proven capable of handling the most contested disputes, whether through mediation or litigation, but we strive to help as many clients as possible resolve issues through divorce and family law mediation. Winthrop Office: 246 Revere St. Winthrop, MA 02152 Boston Office: 63 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02110
For over 20 years Oran Kaufman has been providing mediation services to residents of the Hampshire County, Hampden County, and Franklin County in the areas of family law and elder law. In 2004, Oran became trained in the emerging field of Collaborative Law and now offers collaborative law as another option for couples in resolving their divorce. Oran is certified by the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, and Advanced Practitioner with the Association for Conflict Resolution and Academy of Professional Family Mediators. He is has written numerous articles about mediation, trains mediators and is an adjunct professor at Western New England University School of Law where he teaches mediation. Danielle Barshak joined Amherst Mediation Services in 2015, following a successful career as a litigator. She mediates all forms of civil disputes including personal injury, employment, landlord-tenant and sexual harassment cases.
Mission: To work to eliminate domestic violence and sexual assault, and to empower every woman, man and child in the Nantucket community to live a life free from violence. Programs: Domestic Violence Community Based Services Sexual Assault Prevention & Survivor Services Supervised Visitation Center Child Witness to Violence
Bette J. Roth, Esq. has been on the forefront of alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") since 1989. She has successfully settled hundreds of disputes for attorneys and their clients through mediation, arbitration, and other ADR processes. Bette Roth has been recognized as a Super Lawyer in New England and Massachusetts in the field of ADR by Boston Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine each year since 2006. She is internationally certified as a mediator by the International Mediation Institute (IMI) in the Hague.
MWI provides court approved Parent Education Programs for parents seeking divorce, to establish paternity, and for complaints for modification or contempt.
The Boston Bar Association (BBA), the oldest bar association in the United States, is the hub of the legal profession in Boston, Massachusetts. The Association’s mission is to advance the highest standards of excellence for the legal profession, facilitate access to justice, and serve the community at large. Headquartered at 16 Beacon Street in the historic Chester Harding House, the BBA has more than 12,000 members drawn from private practice, corporations, government agencies, legal aid organizations, the courts, and law schools.
Boston Law Collaborative is a multidisciplinary law firm devoted to conflict resolution and the practice of collaborative law. Our goal is to save our clients time, money, and the emotional upheaval produced by litigation. Do we also go to court? Only when necessary. Many years of experience have taught us that problem-solving and effective negotiation produce better results. And with experienced professionals from the fields of law, mediation, psychology, and finance, BLC offers clients a full range of services and support.
Mediation is a collaborative effort, one that streamlines the process and helps avoid the stress and cost of litigation. At Cape Cod Divorce & Mediation we offer a free initial consultation so that a couple can decide whether or not mediation is the right option.
Since 1982, the Centre for Mediation & Dispute Resolution has been a leader in its field. Based in Wellesley, Massachusetts our clients come from Norfolk, Middlesex, Suffolk, Plymouth, Worcester, Essex and Bristol counties. We are proud of our success in resolving conflict through our mediation services. Each mediator is trained and experienced in helping you to consider all aspects pertaining to your dispute and to reach an agreement that is workable for all parties.
My approach as a mediator is to help the parties explore all their options and the consequences of their choices. My role is to be the balance wheel, listening carefully, making sure each party has their say and is heard by the other. I structure the “process” of the mediation; the parties are in control of the decisions. As the mediator, I do not represent either party as a lawyer. However, because of my legal training I can draft the legal agreement that will be binding on the parties and can be adopted by a court. I advise each party to consult with an attorney or other relevant professional, such as an accountant, at any point in the mediation, and especially prior to signing any agreement.
CPF - The Fatherhood Coalition is an all volunteer, non-profit organization of men and women advocating for the institution of fatherhood, encompassing the full range of human behaviors and endeavors that flow from the father-child relationship. We work to promote shared parenting and to end the discrimination and persecution faced by divorced and unwed fathers, in society at large and specifically in Massachusetts.
Susan Davis has been a practicing psychotherapist in Massachusetts since 1980. Ms. Davis is licensed in Massachusetts. She is also a certified trauma-sensitive yoga specialist and holds a certification for EMDR. Ms.Davis uses a wide variety of approaches in her practice. Reducing stress and setting realistic goals is a specialty which Ms. Davis has found is not only an immediate benefit for her clients, but has long term life changing advantages. Guiding her clients to find the changes that are right for them is one of Susan Davis's strongest clinical skills. Clients needing more a sensitve and cautious approach to reconnect with their bodies will find comfortable progress gained with Trauma-Sensitive Yoga programs. Some clients prefer to work privately, others choose a group setting. Ms Davis leads either format with the highest respect andsensitivity, allowing her clients to lead their journey at their own pace. This is a wonderful opportunity to befriend your body after experiencing various forms of abuse, neglect or verbal insensitivity.
Attorney Debra L. Smith has been licensed to practice law in Massachusetts since 1983 and in Colorado since 1992. Ms. Smith was admitted to the U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and the U.S. Appeals Court in 1984 and the U.S. Supreme Court in 1989. She practices in the District, Superior, Juvenile and Probate and Family courts in Eastern Massachusetts. Ms. Smith is a Justice of the Peace in Massachusetts.
Everything is up for grabs in a divorce. When divorce professionals assist clients with difficult financial issues, they increasingly rely on financial divorce specialists. Designated as Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA), Freda works with individuals and couples in divorce to help them determine the financial implications of various child support and maintenance payment options and the division of marital assets, including pensions and qualified retirement plans. The focus of her pre-divorce financial planning is toward reaching financially equitable settlements for both parties.
Feldman Family Law was established in 1982 to provide comprehensive representation in the area of divorce and family law throughout Wellesley, Massachusetts. We are dedicated to providing our clients with the highest quality legal representation in cases involving: divorce; child custody; child support and visitation; parenting plans; alimony and spousal support; complex property settlements; high conflict custody and visitation including international custody cases; paternity; restraining orders, and premarital and prenuptial agreements. With over thirty-two years of experience we provide a friendly environment, compassionate and reliable representation yet aggressive enough to get you the results you need to move on with your life. We have offices conveniently located in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Find out how we can help you get through this difficult period in your life.
Our Massachusetts family law attorneys focus on representing clients in complex matters related to divorces as well as the issues arising out of relationships in which the partners are unmarried. We have extensive experience in alimony, child support, Massachusetts custody laws, modifications, restraining orders, paternity, interstate support, interstate custody, parenting plans, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements and removal of children actions, and other issues such as those dealing with family businesses and the valuations of closely held corporations. At Fields and Dennis, our goal is to share information that many of our family law clients have found helpful. Here you’ll find information about the divorce process in Massachusetts , as well as other relevant information regarding domestic relations and Massachusetts family law.
From January 1, 2013 through Febuary 29, 2016 the firm was known as Ginsburg Leshin Gibbs & Jones, LLP. As of March 1, 2016 the firm resumes its former name of Ginsburg & Leshin, LLP. We have two associates and one paralegal complementing our firm. We continue to focus our practice in the area of family law; as lawyers, mediators, and parenting coordinators. Biographical information appears in the Attorneys segment of our web site.
Infinity Law Group is a dedicated and personal divorce and family law firm with offices in Boston, Quincy, and Needham, MA.
Dr. Thomson helps parties resolve their issues, whether in divorce, the workplace or in the community. Divorcing couples, neighbors, partners in business, employees who can't work together and other situations can be resolved in mediation. If the conflict has reached a point where you are considering hiring attorneys and going to court, save yourself time and money and try mediation first. Arlington Office: 22 Mill St. Suite 405 Arlington, MA 02476 Littleton Office: 294 Great Rd Littleton, MA 01460
Attorneys Laurie Israel, Karen Van Kooy, Ronny Sydney and Laura Days provided legal counsel to the Boston and Brookline, MA area including collaborative law, collaborative divorce, mediation, adoptions, permitting, zoning, licensing, divorce mediation, estate planning, real estate, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, marital mediation and mediation to stay married.
Family law and domestic relations practitioner for 25 years specializing in all phases of divorce, paternity, custody, parenting time, division of marital assets, support, etc. Licensed in RI and Massachusetts.
Family law and domestic relations practitioner for 25 years specializing in all phases of divorce, paternity, custody, parenting time, division of marital assets, support, etc. Licensed in RI and Massachusetts.
Jane Appell, Ph.D. has more than 30 years of experience assisting individuals, couples and families with psychological and behavioral difficulties and has developed a specialization in separation, divorce, and family reorganization. She serves as psychotherapist, parenting coordinator, child custody evaluator, divorce coach, educator, consultant, and expert witness. She is the author of Divorce Doesn't Have to Be That Way; A Handbook for the Helping Professional (Impact Press, 2006).
Fitch Law Partners LLP Clients turn to Jeffrey A. Soilson and his colleagues at Fitch Law Partners LLP for zealous, responsive and effective representation in difficult divorce and family law cases . We recognize the importance of identifying each client's needs and priorities. We are dedicated to obtaining effective and just outcomes for our clients. Our divorce lawyers handle complex and often hotly contested cases. We work tirelessly to achieve successful resolutions of disputes concerning the division of marital assets, child custody and visitation, alimony, domestic abuse and permanent removal from the Commonwealth. We excel at representing individuals in cases involving complex financial issues, such as those that arise when the marital estate includes privately-held corporations, limited partnerships or trusts. Clients look to Fitch Law Partners LLP to effectively resolve - whether by comprehensive settlement, mediation or trial - unique and personal matters that require the utmost skill, attention and discretion. Our divorce and family law attorneys also provide clients with mediation, conciliation, arbitration and parenting coordinator services.
Joanna Cobleigh, Esq. My practice, located in Springfield, MA focuses on family law issues including divorce, domestic partner separation, adoption, custody, visitation, child support, and putative father's rights. I am a member of the American and the Massachusetts Bar Associations and I am certified by the Academy of Family Mediators.
Josh Hoch is a mediator, instructor, and is Director of Mediation Services & Negotiation Programs at MWI. A mediator since 1996, Josh mediates family, divorce, parenting, child support, never married parents, and housing cases with MWI and other ADR organizations. In addition to his mediation work, Josh is also a member of MWI’s training faculty and leads advanced mediation training programs in areas of divorce and housing/eviction.
One of the biggest advantages to consulting with a Psychologist-Coach is that while our work is goal-directed and focused, it is also sensitive to your individual needs and values at a deep level. As a result, the work you do is more likely to fit in with other parts of your life and lead to lasting effects.
The Law Offices of Karl W. Topor holds a reputation of having a loyal relationship with clients founded on Attorney Topor's availability and integrity.
Kerstein, Coren & Lichtenstein, LLP is a leading Massachusetts law firm based in the beautiful suburb of Wellesley. We serve a wide array of clients, including individuals, families, entrepreneurs, emerging and established businesses, lenders, investors, schools, colleges, and professionals. Our attorneys bring years of experience to their respective areas of expertise and take great pride in providing efficient and thorough legal advice.
I have been practicing family law on the North Shore for over 30 years. Throughout my career, I realized that most of my clients were better served if they resolved their differences instead of litigating their issues in Court. By agreeing they might reduce the emotional and financial costs to the entire family of divorce. So, I trained in mediation and collaborative practice and for the past 15 years or so have been offering these alternatives to litigation. As a mediator and collaborative practitioner, I help people to discuss and resolve issues such as: divorce, alimony, child custody and support, college expenses, parenting, property division, grandparent’s rights, prenuptial agreements, and modification and enforcement of existing orders. I would be happy to describe mediation and collaborative divorce with you in more detail and to see if your case may be appropriate for these options to litigation. Please feel free to call or write.
I have been practicing family law on the North Shore for over 30 years. Throughout my career, I realized that most of my clients were better served if they resolved their differences instead of litigating their issues in Court. By agreeing they might reduce the emotional and financial costs to the entire family of divorce. So, I trained in mediation and collaborative practice and for the past 15 years or so have been offering these alternatives to litigation. As a mediator and collaborative practitioner, I help people to discuss and resolve issues such as: divorce, alimony, child custody and support, college expenses, parenting, property division, grandparent’s rights, prenuptial agreements, and modification and enforcement of existing orders. I would be happy to describe mediation and collaborative divorce with you in more detail and to see if your case may be appropriate for these options to litigation. Please feel free to call or write.
I have been practicing family law on the North Shore for over 30 years. Throughout my career, I realized that most of my clients were better served if they resolved their differences instead of litigating their issues in Court. By agreeing they might reduce the emotional and financial costs to the entire family of divorce. So, I trained in mediation and collaborative practice and for the past 15 years or so have been offering these alternatives to litigation. As a mediator and collaborative practitioner, I help people to discuss and resolve issues such as: divorce, alimony, child custody and support, college expenses, parenting, property division, grandparent’s rights, prenuptial agreements, and modification and enforcement of existing orders. I would be happy to describe mediation and collaborative divorce with you in more detail and to see if your case may be appropriate for these options to litigation. Please feel free to call or write.
Attorney Susan DeMatteo is a collaborative family lawyer & mediator who has been practicing law in Massachusetts since 1985. Attorney Susan DeMatteo is an experienced collaborative lawyer, mediator, and litigator with a family law practice. She handles cases involving all areas of family law including divorce, child custody, parenting, child support, property division, adoption, alimony and prenuptial agreements. She recognizes that clients seek her advice and counsel during very difficult times in their lives. She strives to meet their legal needs with compassion and respect.
Divorce mediation is a negotiation between spouses who have decided to end their marriage without litigation. It is voluntary and confidential. A divorce mediator is a neutral party trained to help couples resolve the inevitable disputes that arise during divorce. The primary task of the mediation is to produce a fair and reasonable separation agreement.
Lisa M. Raymond is committed to serving her client's needs with integrity, efficiency and compassion. It is her objective to be the preferred provider of results-orientated and principled legal services, which will empower individuals to flourish, taking full advantage of the law.
Ann LoDolce has, with dignity yet fierce tenacity, guided her clients through their painful legal proceedings with impeccable attention to detail, meticulous case management and zealous advocacy and now focuses on dispute resolution in the same way.
Lynda Robbins chooses non-court options such as mediation and Collaborative law to resolve divorce and other family disputes because they are the most productive methods of problem solving – designed to minimize the pain and often resulting in lower cost. Helping clients take control of their own outcomes is the cornerstone of her family law practice.
At Lyons & Tzanoudakis, LLP, we strive to provide outstanding service and high quality representation to our clients. Our top priority is meeting our client's specific individual legal needs. We address personal and business issues for individuals and organizations. With Lyons & Tzanoudakis, LLP, you will see our commitment to delivering dependable, effective services to our clients, building lasting professional relationships, vigorously protecting our clients' rights, treating our clients with respect, and conducting each representation with professionalism and integrity. North Shore Office: 100 Conifer Dr. Suite 503 Danvers, MA 01923 Phone: (978) 750-0009 Pepperell Area Office: 111 Main St. PO Box 563 Pepperell, MA 01463 Phone: (978) 433-6271
Ms. Wasserman takes a special interest in the issues confronting divorcing men and women and their children. She is knowledgeable about the law affecting divorce and will share her knowledge with you. She knows you want to be well-informed and confident and that you may not be feeling that way at the start. Ms. Wasserman will assist you in working out a parenting plan, property division and support issues. She will also suggest other professional support, as needed -- offering referrals to accountants, financial planners or therapists who will be sensitive and knowledgeable about your divorce-related concerns.
Mass.Gov is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts official website. Visit Mass.Gov to: find out where to renew your driver's license or file your taxes online; find out who your elected officials are and where to vote; start a business; plan a trip; locate a specific state agency; learn about your city or town; and much, much more!
There are seventeen Trial Court Law Libraries located across Massachusetts to serve the courts, attorneys and the public. On this site, we have collected a great deal of information on Massachusetts law that we hope you'll find helpful.
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education aims to keep raising the caliber of lawyers' professional and ethical service to their clients and communities, by providing comprehensive and practical continuing legal education of the highest quality to the broadest possible audience.
Boston divorce attorneys and general practice lawyers at the law firm of Nigro, Pettepit & Lucas, with offices in Wakefield and Newburyport, handle car accidents, divorce and full service litigation and dispute resolution in the Boston area and throughout Massachusetts.
Joanna Bunker Rohrbaugh, Ph.D, is a clinical and forensic psychologist with 30 years of experience providing: Evaluations related to child custody, parenting/bonding, and sexual abuse; Forensic consultation and expert witness services for attorneys; Collaborative law services as a general consultant, child expert, and divorce coach; Psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and children; Training and supervision for clinicians and for divorce professionals; Teaching graduate and advanced undergraduate courses about personality and developmental psychology.
Sequel Law is focused on providing the best experience possible for clients through challenging times. We educate our clients so they can make informed decisions, whether representing one party or mediating a dispute with both parties.
Sequel Law is focused on providing the best experience possible for clients through challenging times. We educate our clients so they can make informed decisions, whether representing one party or mediating a dispute with both parties.
I negotiate sustained working relationships that are relaxed and struggle free. I turnaround all kinds of partnerships so that co-workers and children of all ages smile again and feel nurtured. We replace fighting with problem solving and more caring connections. We replace avoidance with meaningful contact. First, my clients gain perspective and see possibilities. Then with more positive attitudes and behaviors they really become smart. Sales, teamwork, leadership, parenting, and productivity improve.
A family law attorney and divorce lawyer for more than two decades, Attorney Tannenbaum offers expert guidance in both divorce mediation and collaborative practice—two non-adversarial approaches that enable you to resolve legal conflicts through negotiation, without litigating. In mediation, the parties work with one professional mediator; in collaborative practice, each party has separate legal representation. With either approach, you all come together at the same table, in a safe space, where you are able to hear each other and to work out a mutually acceptable solution. The process is driven by you, the client, rather than a pushy divorce lawyer and the court system. Mediation and collaborative practice should take less time than drawn-out legal battles and are typically less costly, both emotionally and financially. You resolve issues with your dignity in tact.
Are you looking for a calmer, less expensive way to resolve a dispute? Does the thought of spending thousands of dollars on legal fees and months waiting for a court hearing fill you with despair? Then consider mediation.
At Tasha Buzzell and Associates LLC, we take a client-centered approach to legal representation. Your hopes, your goals, your life; our experience, our insight, our suggestions. This simple yet effective approach has allowed us to represent clients in hundreds of Family and Probate Court cases and many other types of cases as well (Restraining Orders, Show Cause Hearings, Administrative Hearings, DCF Care and Protection cases, DUI/OUI). We are focused on finding the best possible outcomes for all of life’s transitions. We don’t just win suits, we craft solutions.
Ending a marriage is a devastating experience. Doris Tennant practices Collaborative Family Law, where parties and their attorneys focus on mutual problem solving to reach agreement. Avoiding the expense and emotional impact of a potentially toxic court environment helps preserve ongoing relationships with children and resolve complex financial matters efficiently.
We are a multi-disciplinary not-for-profit organization working to empower people before, during and after divorce or separation by providing education and resources. We bring both expertise and compassion to those who need us – individuals and families, divorce professionals, religious groups, parent organizations, non-profit groups and others. Our mission is to primarily make divorce more civilized and less traumatic for everyone involved, especially the children.
Our Massachusetts divorce and family law lawyers provide individual representation in contested and uncontested family law and divorce matters including divorce mediation, child support, child custody, alimony, modification, contempt actions. We also serve as neutral divorce mediators to assist couples in resolving their family and divorce matters amicably. We know that each client and couple face unique challenges. Our goal is to provide our clients all available options to ensure each person selects the best legal process to obtain the most favorable outcome possible for themselves and their family.
Karen Levitt, Andrea Wells and the Levitt Law Group have broad experience in many areas of family law. Our goal is to solve our clients' problems using various legal processes including Litigation, Mediation and Collaborative Law.
Tony Pelusi, JD CPCC supports parents as they resolve conflicts between them especially on matters concerning the best interests of their children. Mr. Pelusi is a certified professional coach, trained mediator, and certified Parenting Coordinator. He skillfully engages parents in discussion that allow them to broaden their perspective beyond “the problem between us” to the more vital question “what does this relationship need to flourish?” Tony balances his expertise, training, and skill with humor and the belief that all conflict can be resolved when the parties are honest, open, and willing. He supports parents as they identify and eliminate obstacles and replace them with systems and processes that are proven to support successful coparenting. For more information please visit tonypelusi.com. You are welcome to contact Tony at 781.944.9449 or tony@tonypelusi.com to schedule a complimentary chemistry session.
Mediation and collaborative law reduce conflict instead of escalating it at a time when discord may be standing in the way of agreement. Fran Whyman is committed to helping individuals, couples, and family members reach a comprehensive agreement without protracted litigation, the exhaustion of financial resources, or further detriment to their relationships.