Family Law & Divorce Resources

Collaborative Law

Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council

International Academy of Collaborative Professionals website

Understanding the Basics of Collaborative Family Law” by Sherri Goren Slovin

“Collaborative Divorce: A Safe Place”

Mediation

Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation

Article – “It’s No Sin: Filing and Serving a Complaint Before or During Family Mediation,” by William M. Levine and Hon E. Chouteau Levine (Ret)

Mediate.com

Parenting Resources

Model Parenting Plans – developed by a Task Force of Massachusetts judges, lawyers, probation officers and mental health professionals

Stoner, Katherine E.  Divorce Without Court:  A guide to Mediation and Collaborative Divorce Berkeley, California, Nolo, 2006

Coates, Christine and LaCrosse, E. Robert.  Learning From Divorce, San Francisco, CA, Jossey-Bass, 2003

“Divorce without Court”

“Learning from Divorce”

Lowrance, Michele, The Good Karma Divorce: Avoid Litigation, During Negative Emotions Into Positive Actions, And Get On With The Rest Of Your Life , 2011

Court Forms

Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines

Child Support Guidelines Worksheet

Child Support Guidelines Chart

Uncontested Divorce Court Forms

Short Form Financial Statement – (for income under $75,000)

Long Form Financial Statement (for income over $75,000)