Winter 2014

Contents:

ARE YOU ALLOWED TO NOTARIZE AGREEMENTS YOU MEDIATE? By Les Wallerstein

“DIVORCE CORP” DOCUMENTARY TAKES UNFAIR AIM AT FAMILY COURT JUDGES AND LAWYERS By David A. Hoffman

SABER-TOOTHED TIGERS IN DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW MEDIATION By Rackham Karlsson

WOUNDED IN LOVE; WELCOMED IN MEDIATION By Barbara Kellman, with John Fiske, David Kellem and Steve Nisenbaum

A RESPONSE TO JOHN FISKE’S ARTICLE “CONFRONTING FEAR”. By Dominique Stassart

“SPLIT” A MOVIE REVIEW By Crystal Thorpe 22 LES WALLERSTEIN AWARD

MCFM’s 12th ANNUAL FAMILY MEDIATION INSTITUTE & 9th ANNUAL FISKE AWARD HONORING MICHAEL LESHIN Presented by John A. Fiske, Accepted by Michael Leshin Photos by Debra L. Smith

WHEN THEY SAID “I DO” BUT IT TURNS OUT THEY “DIDN’T”: MEDIATING ANNULMENTS BY JUSTIN KELSEY

MASSACHUSETTS ALIMONY AND CHILD SUPPORT: MUCH ADO ABOUT DOUBLE COUNTING By William M. Levine and Hon. E. Chouteau Levine (Ret.)

MASSACHUSETTS FAMILY LAW: A PERIODIC REVIEW By Jonathan E. Fields

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