Spring 2011

Contents:

WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW, WHAT LEGAL PROFESSIONALS NEED TO TELL & WHAT JUDGES SHOULD CONSIDER: A Synopsis of Current Research on Risk and Resiliency in Children of Divorce By Allison J. Bell

LEGISLATION TO AUTHORIZE MEDIATION OF CASES INVOLVING CHILDREN Sponsored by Alice Peisch

FIRST MEETING: OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY MEDIATORS GROUP

CAN COUPLES POST-DIVORCE VOLUNTARILY MODIFY THEIR SEPARATION AGREEMENTS? An Email Exchange of Ideas

TORN BETWEEN GLADIATOR & RUBBER STAMP By John A. Fiske

THE ALIMONY REFORM ACT OF 2011 Pending Massachusetts Legislation

LEGAL LYRICS By David Aptaker

MASSACHUSETTS FAMILY LAW: A Periodic Review By Jonathan E. Fields

WHAT’S NEWS? National & International Family News Chronologically Compiled & Edited By Les Wallerstein