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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.
Innovative and Strategic Use of Neutrals in Mediation
Attorney Karen J. Levitt’s presentation at the 2019 fall joint conference of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators, Association of Divorce Financial Planners, and the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, with Susan M. Miller, CPA/PFS, CFP®, CDFA, Managing...
Tis The Season for Divorce (and Dispute Resolution)? Why More Marriages end in August
Are there "Seasons" for Divorce? Vacations, outdoor events, the beginning of a new school year - for many, August is synonymous with family time. But for some, this month marked the season for divorce. Research from the University of Washington found the number of...
Collaboration: What does it really mean?
You have finally decided to move forward with divorce and to consult with an attorney. However, you don’t know what to expect. You have heard horror stories about what happens in Court, and you are concerned about the impact of divorce on you and your...
If Only I Had the Key….
Cryptography is defined by the Oxford English dictionary as “The art of writing or solving codes”. If you find the “key”, you can unlock the “code”. Divorce or other family breakups often result from parties not being able to communicate, or decrypt the other’s...
Attorney Karen J. Levitt Faculty at September 2019 MCLC Introductory Interdisciplinary Collaborative Law Training
Attorney Karen J. Levitt will be one of the faculty at the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council’s Introductory Interdisciplinary Collaborative Law Training, scheduled for September 19, 2019 and September 20, 2019 at MGM Springfield, MA. The training will benefit a...