Beth L. Aarons, JD, MSW
Divorce with Dignity, Estate Planning with Empathy, Probate with Pragmatism
Practice Details
While Beth's career is focused in law, her social work background has informed her connection with clients, child-focused family law work, and ability to finesse complex family dynamics. Beth's practice is exclusively focused on out-of-court processes, primarily mediation and Collaborative Law Process, for divorce, guardianship, open adoption, and prenuptial/postnuptial/cohabitation agreements.
Beth's probate practice includes representing clients through Informal Probate Process, and providing mediation and Collaborative Law services for inheritance disputes.
Beth’s estate planning practice includes work with step-families and second families, first-time families, adoptive and pre-adoptive/surrogacy families, same-sex families, and unmarried families.
Beth's philosophy is that whenever possible, families are best served by resolving conflict outside of Court, where families have the most control over their process budget, time frame, and agreement terms tailored to their specific circumstances.
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Degrees and Experience
Georgetown University, B.A. Psychology
Boston College Law School, J.D.
Boston College School of Social Work, MSW
Private law practice focusing on estate planning and dispute resolution for divorce and probate matters
Former Judicial Law Clerk with the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court
Basic and advanced mediation training
Guardian ad litem for family law and probate matters
Collaborative Law practitioner
Professional Memberships
Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, Inc., Board Member
Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, Board of Directors; Past President 2020-21
Academy of Professional Family Mediators, Certified Practitioner Mediator, Past Secretary (2022-23), Past Director (2021-23)
Family Resolution Specialty Court, Volunteer Mediator (2022-)
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Womens Bar Association, Member, Middlesex Committee and Solo & Small Firm Committee
Massachusetts Association of Guardians ad Litem, Inc.
Regional Information
Primarily Middlesex, Norfolk, and Worcester Counties; Metrowest of Boston; statewide via Zoom video conference.
Fee Information
$400 per hour (usually shared by participants)
