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Levitt Family Law & Mediation is a family law firm dedicated to helping clients achieve a win-win resolution to family legal matters including divorce, child custody, parenting plans, guardianship, and conservatorship.

Collaborative Law — To Tell or Not To Tell?
What do Collaborative Law (CL) professional team members need to know about each other, and their private or professional lives, to provide the most benefit to clients? This was the topic of an International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP) webinar on...

Levitt Family Law and Mediation Recognized for its Work in Family Law
We are excited to announce that, for the first time, Levitt Family Law and Mediation has been named as a 2023 Tier One Best Law Firm for Family Law in Metropolitan Boston by Best Lawyers®. We’re also proud to share that Karen Levitt has again been recognized by Best...

Will You Miss Us?
The Power of Mediation The week of October 17th, 2022 is Mediation Week in Massachusetts and around the country. Mediation Week is always the third week of October. The American Bar Association describes the purpose of Mediation Week as a week to “educate the public...

Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
Why are People so Afraid of Lawyers when Getting Divorced? – Don’t Be! In the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy, the Tin Man, and the Scarecrow, repeat the phrase “Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My” when they are walking through a forest. They are fearful about the...

What Do Birds Have to Do with It?
Albert Einstein said, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” Nature often provides us with calm and beauty at times of distress or discomfort. Jason Ward, an American naturalist and birder, wrote “Birds have always had the ability to...