In Romeo and Juliet, playwright William Shakespeare asked the question, “What's in a name?” Does a name itself have meaning, or it is just an arbitrary label given to us at birth? Does our name define us or our characteristics? We are not given a choice as to our...
As a family law attorney, mediator and guardian ad litem for over 30 years, I have listened to many stories. The stories come from different sources - from a parent I may be representing, from both parents when I mediate or from children directly when I am guardian ad...
Divorce agreements sometimes need to be modified because something changes in either or both parties’ lives. Massachusetts has the concepts of “merger” and “survival” of the terms of a divorce agreement, which affect what can be modified in the future and what cannot....
By Karen J. Levitt and Susan Miller Part III of III - By Karen J. Levitt Next Steps: How Do You Actually Work With a Financial Neutral in Divorce Mediation? In the first two parts of this series, we have talked about why you might want to work with a financial neutral...
by Karen J. Levitt and Susan Miller Part II of III - by Susan Miller The Role of the Financial Neutral in Divorce Mediation What does a financial neutral do? A divorce financial neutral starts by carefully listening to both clients’ goals and priorities in order to...