To Litigate, or Not to Litigate, That is the Question

May 29, 2014

If you are going through a divorce, there are many things to consider. It is a difficult time, emotions are high, and you are confronted with a number of decisions that you may not be in the best state of mind to make. Now, no two divorces will be identical, so while having a support system…

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Appeals Court Overturns Joint Legal Custody Award

October 10, 2012

It’s not often that the Appeals Court overturns a Probate Court judgment of joint legal custody, which is why this case caught my attention.  The Probate judge acknowledged that there was great conflict between the parties but found they “were not totally incapable of maintaining a cooperative relationship.”  The conflict, according to the judge, was…

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More questions than answers for mediators after ‘Bott’

September 12, 2012

The following letter to the editor of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly was published on August 23, 2012. Please click here to download the PDF. To the editor: The recent Supreme Judicial Court opinion, In the Matter of Bott, 462 Mass. 430 (2012), has attracted widespread attention in the local mediation community. Because of its potential ramifications, many…

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