Divorce Without Dishonor

     There are plenty of books on divorce, child custody and visitation disputes. There are countless articles on strategies to win child custody, litigation tactics and related war stories.  There are increasing numbers of books on mediation, collaborative law practices and on dealing with ex spouses and the consideration needed in raising children of separation and divorce. When dealing with the dynamics and complexities of family law cases it is difficult to find a book that address situations in a

The Divorce Without Dishonor seminar and lecture series is under way! From now on, the Divorce Without Dishonor Power point presentation will be hosted at various libraries  throughout the Baltimore County  area. The seminar has been developed in conjunction with the Maryland Collaborative Law Association and is presented in furtherance of the “Families, Fairness and Justice” introduction to Collaborative Family Law public awareness campaign. For more information and a schedule of upcoming presentations, please contact: Michael A. Mastracci @ (410) 869-3400 or email: mike@mikethelawyer.com

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     Those who care about the future of children need to be proactive in developing innovative and comprehensive ways to reduce parental strife and deal more effectively with high conflict custody and visitation cases.

     On October 27, 2005 I attended a special Family Law dinner meeting and the related seminar the following day. Both events were hosted by the Baltimore County Family Law Committee. The program topic of the Baltimore County Court’s new developing procedures for Handling High Conflict Child Access Cases drew the presence of about a dozen local circuit court judges and masters, several court administrators, a few mental health experts, some scholars and many interested family law practitioners. Some of the distinguished guests that I remember seeing included: The Honorable Dana Mark Levitz, The Honorable Thomas J. Bollinger, The Honorable John O. Hennegan, The Honorable Kathleen Gallogly Cox, The Honorable Robert N. Dugan, The Honorable Susan Souder, The Honorable Michael J. Finiifter, The Honorable Vicki Ballou-Watts, The Honorable Patrick Cavanaugh, Master C. Theresa Beck, Master Jacqueline E. Dawson,  Master Mary Kramer (Howard County),  Master William V. Tucker (Howard County),  Richard P. Abbott, Esquire (Family Law Administrator), Peter J. Lally (Court Administrator), Mark Urbanik, (Family Support Services Coordinator), Wendy Sawyer (Director, Office of Family Mediation), Master Richard J. Gilbert, and Andrew Shepard, Esquire (Professor of Law at Hofstra School of Law)

     Those in attendance share the view that the litigants in custody cases should be held more accountable for their contribution to increasing or decreasing levels of conflict. The availability of conflict-reducing dispute resolution mechanisms is essential in that endeavor.

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