Summer 2013

Contents:

EDITORIAL: WHAT’S PAST IS PROLOGUE By Les Wallerstein

QUIT PRO QUIT By Bruce D. Clarkin

DOMA IS DEAD BUT NOT BURIED By Joyce Kauffman

A MEDIATOR’S GUIDE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE 2013 CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES CHANGES By Justin L. Kelsey

TO EMPOWER OR NOT TO EMPOWER, IS THAT THE QUESTION? By Diane C. Pappas

UNCONTESTED ACTIONS TO MODIFY A JUDGMENT OR ORDER Rule 412: The New Tool in Every Mediator’s Tool Box

JERRY WEINSTEIN’S 85TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, A MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL COURT CITATION & JERRY’S THANKS! Photos by Lynn K. Cooper & Diane Neumann

FAR FROM THE TREE: PARENTS, CHILDREN AND THE SEARCH FOR IDENTITY A Book Review by Marion Lee Wasserman

DIVORCE & CO-PARENTING: THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT!! By Annie O’Connell

MEDIATORS SERVING AS CONCILIATORS An Email Critique by John A. Fiske

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

CATHARTICS: FAMILY TIME By Ben Garber

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