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PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Overview of Services: The Probate and Family Court Department has approved programs offering mediation and other ADR services. These programs are permitted to charge fees, and their fee schedules provide for fee waivers or reduced fee services for indigent or low income litigants. Rule 7 - Some programs approved in the Probate and Family Court do not charge fees. In addition to the programs offering mediation, conciliation and arbitration, the Probate and Family Court Department has on-site dispute intervention services administered by the Office of the Commissioner of Probation and conducted by probation officers in each of the 14 court divisions. "Dispute intervention" is a process used in the Probate and Family Court in which probation officers act as neutrals to help the parties identify disputed issues and assist in the resolution of disputes. No fees are charged for this service, and a judge may require the parties to participate in dispute intervention. Rule 2. When determining program approval, the Probate and Family Court Department considers the specialized training of a program's neutrals, including such subjects as family law, family dynamics, child developmental issues, non-traditional families, complex financial issues (for example, business evaluation, retirement benefits, tax consequences of divorce and domestic violence). Rule 8(b)(ii). Parties and/or their attorneys may be required by a judge to attend a "screening" regarding court connected dispute resolution services to determine whether or not such services are appropriate for the parties and to give the parties a chance to learn about the services. Rule 6(b). As a condition of their approval, the listed programs have agreed to provide screening services without charge. For more information about dispute resolution services in the Probate and Family Court Department, please contact:

Christine Yurgelun, Esq. Manager of Administrative Services Probate and Family Court Administrative Office 3 Center Plaza, Suite 210 Boston, MA 02108 Phone: (617) 788-6600 Fax: (617) 788-8995

Local Dispute Resolution Coordinators by County: Michael Stevens Barnstable Division Probate and Family Court Department 3195 Main Street, P.O. Box 346 Barnstable, MA 02630 Phone: (508) 375-6718 Fax: (508) 362-3662 Clement Ferris Berkshire Division Probate and Family Court Department 44 Bank Row Pittsfield, MA 01201 Phone: (413) 442-6941 ext. 7210 Fax: (413) 443-3430 Miriam H. Babin Bristol Division Probate and Family Court Department 289 Rock Street Fall River, MA 02723 Phone: (508) 672-1751 Ext. 240 Fax: (508) 822-9837 Jeanne Condurelli Essex Division Probate and Family Court Department 45 Congress Street, Suite 170 Salem, MA 01970 Phone: (978) 740-6054 (Salem) (978) 686-9692 ext. 2201 (Lawrence) Fax: (978) 741-2957 Deborah Luippold Franklin Division Probate and Family Court Department 43 Hope St., P.O. Box 590 Greenfield, MA 01302 Phone: (413) 774-7011 Fax: (413) 774-3829

Jocelyn Axelson & Kristina Bordieri Hampden Division Probate and Family Court Department 50 State Street, P.O. Box 559 Springfield, MA 01103 Phone: Jocelyn Axelson (413) 748-7749 Kristina Bordieri (413) 748-7786 Fax: (413) 788-6664 Mark Ames Hampshire Division Probate and Family Court Department 15 Atwood Dr. Northampton, MA 01060 Phone: (413) 586-8500, Ext. 129 Fax: (413) 584-1132 Alison McCrone & Krishna Butaney Middlesex Division Probate and Family Court Department 208 Cambridge Street, P.O. Box 410-480 East Cambridge, MA 02141 Phone: Alison McCrone (617) 768-5866 Krishna Butaney (617) 768-5853 Fax: (617) 494-6710 Kim LaDue Norfolk Division Probate and Family Court Department 35 Shawmut Road Canton, MA 02021 Phone: (781) 830-1229 Fax: (781) 830-4310 Claudia Magnus Plymouth Division Probate and Family Court Department 215 Main Street, Suite 220 Brockton, MA 02301 Phone: (508) 897-5439 Fax: (508) 897-5435

Patrick Yoyo Suffolk Division Probate and Family Court Department Edward W. Brooke Courthouse 24 New Chardon Street Boston, MA 02114 Phone: (617) 788-8346 Fax: (617) 788-8962 Alicia Doherty Worcester Division Probate and Family Court Department 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 Phone: (508) 831-2241 Fax: (508) 720-0820 Probate and Family Court Approved ADR Programs Barnstable County: Barnstable County Bar Association

Contact: Madeleine Delorey 3180 Main St P.O. Box 718 Barnstable, MA 02630 Telephone: (508) 362-2121 Email: [email protected] Fax: (508) 362-7604 Website: www.barnstablebar.org Roster: 35/35 Fees: None. Services are provided on a pro bono basis. Language: English ADR Process: Conciliation

Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation (MCFM)

Contact: Vicki Shemin P.O. Box 59 Ashland, N.H. 03217-0059 Telephone: (781) 489 - 6776 Email: [email protected] Fax: (781) 489 - 6233 Website: www.mcfm.org Roster: 34 / 34 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site

mediation services vary, ranging from $190 to $450 per hour, according to the hourly fee of the mediator taking the case. Reduced fee or fee waiver may be available. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation

SEMA (South Eastern Mediation & Arbitration)

Contact: Russell N. Wilkins 258 Winter Street Hyannis, MA 02601 Telephone: (508) 778-9559 Email: [email protected] Fax: (508) 771-0135 Website: AskSEMA.com Roster: 8/8 (mediators), 6/8 (conciliators) Fees: $250 to $400 per hour (apportioned between parties, as parties agree) for Family Law Mediation and Conciliation; legal assistant’s time will be billed at $125.00 per hour. An initial payment of $2,500 is required before first session. Fees for documentation preparation, also. A waiver of the prepayment and reduced fees may be available. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation and Conciliation

Barnstable County: Berkshire County Bar Association

Contact: Nicholas Parsenios 44 Bank Row Pittsfield, MA 01201 Telephone: (413) 442-6941 Fax: (413) 443-3430 Roster: 14/14 Fees: None. Services are provided on a pro bono basis. Language: English ADR Process: Conciliation

Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation (MCFM Inc.)

Contact: Vicki Shemin P.O. Box 59 Ashland, N.H. 03217-0059 Telephone: (781) 489 - 6776 Fax: 781 489 - 6233 Roster: 34/34 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site mediation services varies, ranging from $190/ to $450/per hour, according to the hourly fee of the mediator taking the case. Reduced fee or fee waiver may be available. Language: English

ADR Process: Mediation Bristol County: Agreement Resources, LLC

Contact: Crystal Thorpe 30 Walpole Street Norwood, MA 02062 Telephone: (617) 621 - 7009 Email: info @AgreementResources.com Fax: (617) 419 - 1180 Website: www.AgreementResources.com Roster: 4 / 4 Fees: Free initial consultation. Mediation fees are $350 per hour. Upon request, sliding scale and pro bono services may be available, based on income with consideration given to assets, liabilities, and number of dependents as well as availability of mediators. Language: English and Norwegian ADR Process: Mediation

Bristol County Bar Association

Contact: Diane C. Stewart, Esq. 448 County Street New Bedford, MA 02740 Telephone: (508) 990-1303 Email: [email protected] and [email protected] Fax: (508) 999-0477 Website: https://bristolcountybar.org Roster: 73 / 73 Fees: None. Services are provided on a pro bono basis. Language: English, Portuguese, and Spanish ADR Process: Conciliation

Elder Decisions

Contact: Arline Kardasis 30 Walpole Street Norwood, MA 02062 Telephone: (617) 621-7009 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 419-1180 Website: www.elderdecisions.com Roster: 4 / 4 Fees: Free initial consultation. Mediation fees are $350 per hour. Upon request, a sliding scale and pro bono services may be available, based on income with additional consideration given to assets, liabilities, number of dependents and circumstances. Language: English and Norwegian ADR Process: Mediation

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Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation (MCFM) Contact: Vicki Shemin P.O. Box 59 Ashland, N.H. 03217-0059 Telephone: (781) 489 - 6776 Email: [email protected] Fax: (781) 489 - 6233 Website: www.mcfm.org Roster: 34 / 34 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site mediation services vary, ranging from $190 to $450 per hour, according to the hourly fee of the mediator taking the case. Reduced fee or fee waiver may be available. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation

The Mediation Group, Inc.

Contact: Amy Gordon 235 Cypress Street; Suite 300 Brookline, MA 02445 Telephone: (617) 277 - 9232 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 277- 1699 Website: www.TheMediationGroup.org Roster: 12 / 21 Fees: Divorce Mediation fees, divided between the parties, are: $450 per hour for a team of two co-mediators (one lawyer/mediator and one therapist/mediator). The fees for solo-mediation services are $350 per hour. Fee reduction or waiver may be available. Language: English and Spanish ADR Process: Mediation and Arbitration

Dukes County:

Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation (MCFM) Contact: Vicki Shemin

P.O. Box 59 Ashland, N.H. 03217-0059 Telephone: (781) 489-6776 Email: [email protected] Fax: (781) 489 - 6233

Website: www.mcfm.org Roster: 34 / 34

Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site mediation services vary, ranging from $190 to $450 per hour, according to the hourly

fee of the mediator taking the case. Reduced fee or fee waiver may be available. Language: English

ADR Process: Mediation

Martha’s Vineyard Mediation Program Contact: Sara Barnes 15 Merchants Court; Suite 5 Mailing address: P.O. Box 761 Vineyard Haven, MA 02658 Telephone: (508) 693-2999 Email: [email protected] Fax: (508) 693-2199 Website: www.mvmediation.org Roster: 4 / 8 Fees: Services are provided without fee in cases referred by Probate and Family Court Language: English and Portuguese ADR Process: Mediation



Essex County: Essex County Bar Association Conciliation Program

Contact: Pamela Surette 45 Congress Street Salem, MA 01970 Telephone: (978) 741-7888 Email: [email protected] Fax: (978) 741-1348 Website: www.essexcountybar.org Roster: 93/93 Fees: Administrative Fee $50.00 per party. Low-income and indigent pro se participant fees will be waived. Guidelines are based on 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.

The coordinator or executive director follow up on pro se clients to ensure the fee is not a hardship. Language: English, Spanish, French, and Greek ADR Process: Conciliation


Contact: Vicki Shemin P.O. Box 59 Ashland, N.H. 03217-0059 Telephone: (781) 489 - 6776 Email: [email protected] Fax: (781) 489 - 6233 Website: www.mcfm.org Roster: 34 / 34 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site mediation services vary, ranging from $190 to $450 per hour, according to the hourly fee of the mediator taking the case. Reduced fee or fee waiver may be available. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Amy Gordon 235 Cypress Street; Suite 300 Brookline, MA 02445 Telephone: (617) 277 - 9232 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 277- 1699 Website: www.TheMediationGroup.org Roster: 12 / 21 Fees: Divorce Mediation fees, divided between the parties, are: $450 per hour for a team of two co-mediators (one lawyer/mediator and one therapist/mediator). The fees for solo-mediation services are $350 per hour. Fee reduction or waiver may be available. Language: English and Spanish ADR Process: Mediation and Arbitration

North Shore Community Mediation

Contact: Cynthia McClorey 100 Cummings Center, Suite 307-J Beverly, MA 01915 Telephone: (978) 232-1212 Email: [email protected] Fax: (978) 232-0060 Website: www.nsmediation.org Roster: 15/51 Fees: Free initial session, then sliding scale fees (based on incomes of parties) may be charged if parties agree to the fee scale and agree to proceed with mediation. Sliding

scale fees range from $50 to $450 per hour Language: English and Spanish. ADR Process: Mediation

SERV (Settlement and Early Resolution Volunteers Project)

Lawrence ONLY Contact: Victoria Rothbaum 99 Chauncy Street; Suite 400 Boston, MA 02111 Telephone: (781) 820 - 0082 Email: [email protected] Fax: None Roster: 51 / 51 Fees: No fees. Services are provided pro bono Language: English

ADR Process: Conciliation Franklin County: Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation (MCFM)


The Mediation and Training Collaborative (TMTC)

Community Action Pioneer Valley Contact: Betsy Bryant Williams 326 Deerfield Street Greenfield, MA 01301 Telephone: (413) 774-7469 Email: [email protected] Fax: (413) 774 - 7264 Website: www.mediationandtraining.org Roster: 17/28 Fees: After initial free session, mediation services in divorce, separation, post-divorce

and custody cases are provided on a free or sliding scale fee basis (based on annual income and number of dependents) ranging from $ 0 to $175.00 per hour. Language: English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese ADR Process: Mediation

Quabbin Mediation, Inc.

Contact: Sharon Tracy 13 South Main Street Orange, MA 01364 Telephone: (978) 544-6142 Email: [email protected] Fax: (978) 544 - 2165 Website: www.quabbinmediation.org Roster: 15/59 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site services are charged on a sliding scale based on individual or household gross income; fee reduction or waiver may be available. Language: English, Spanish, and American Sign Language. ADR Process: Mediation

Hampden County: Hampden County Bar Conciliation Program

Contact: Jennifer A. Thorn, Esq. Law Offices of Jennifer A. Thorn, P.C. 1391 Main Street; Suite 600 Springfield, MA 01103 Telephone: (413) 739-1257 Fax: (413) 739-0341 Roster: 36/36 Fees: None. Services are provided on a pro bono basis. Language: English ADR Process: Conciliation


Contact: Vicki Shemin P.O. Box 59 Ashland, N.H. 03217-0059 Telephone: (781) 489 - 6776 Email: [email protected] Fax: (781) 489 - 6233 Website: www.mcfm.org Roster: 34 / 34 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site mediation services vary, ranging from $190 to $450 per hour, according to the hourly

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fee of the mediator taking the case. Reduced fee or fee waiver may be available. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation


Community Action Pioneer Valley Contact: Betsy Bryant Williams 326 Deerfield Street Greenfield, MA 01301 Telephone: (413) 774-7469 Email: [email protected] Fax: (413) 774 - 7264 Website: www.mediationandtraining.org Roster: 17/28 Fees: After initial free session, mediation services in divorce, separation, post-divorce and custody cases are provided on a free or sliding scale fee basis (based on annual income and number of dependents) ranging from $ 0 to $175.00 per hour. Language: English, Spanish, French and Portuguese ADR Process: Mediation

Quabbin Mediation, Inc.

Contact: Sharon Tracy 13 South Main Street Orange, MA 01364 Telephone: (978) 544-6142 Email: [email protected] Fax: (978) 544 - 2165 Website: www.quabbinmediation.org Roster: 15/59 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site services are charged on a sliding scale based on individual or household gross income; fee reduction or waiver may be available. Language: English, Spanish and, American Sign Language. ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Victoria Rothbaum 99 Chauncy Street; Suite 400 Boston, MA 02111 Telephone: (781) 820 - 0082 Email: [email protected] Fax: None Roster: 51 / 51 Fees: No fees. Services are provided pro bono Language: English ADR Process: Conciliation


Hampshire County: Hampshire County Bar Conciliation Program

Contact: Rebecca Ryan 15 Gothic Street Suite 10 Northampton, MA 01060-3084 Telephone: (413) 586-8729 Email: [email protected] Fax: (413) 586-7388 Website: www.hampshirebar.org Roster: 10/10 Fees: None. Services are provided on a pro bono basis. Language: English ADR Process: Conciliation




Community Action Pioneer Valley Contact: Betsy Bryant Williams 326 Deerfield Street Greenfield, MA 01301 Telephone: (413) 774-7469 Email: [email protected] Fax: (413) 774 - 7264 Website: www.mediationandtraining.org Roster: 17/28 Fees: After initial free session, mediation services in divorce, separation, post-divorce and custody cases are provided on a free or sliding scale fee basis (based on annual income and number of dependents) ranging from $ 0 to $175.00 per hour. Languages: English, Spanish, French and Portuguese ADR Process: Mediation

Quabbin Mediation, Inc. Contact: Sharon Tracy 13 South Main Street Orange, MA 01364 Telephone: (978) 544-6142 Email: [email protected] Fax: (978) 544 - 2165 Website: www.quabbinmediation.org Roster: 15/59 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site services are charged on a sliding scale based on individual or household gross income; fee reduction or waiver may be available. Language: English, Spanish, and American Sign Language. ADR Process: Mediation

Middlesex County: Agreement Resources, LLC

Contact: Crystal Thorpe 30 Walpole Street Norwood, MA 02062 Telephone: (617) 621 - 7009 Email: info @AgreementResources.com Fax: (617) 419 - 1180 Website: www.AgreementResources.com Roster: 4 / 4 Fees: Free initial consultation. Mediation fees are $350 per hour. Upon request, sliding scale and pro bono services may be available, based on income with consideration given to assets, liabilities, and number of dependents as well as availability of mediators. Language: English and Norwegian ADR Process: Mediation

Community Dispute Settlement Center

Contact: Gail Packer 60 Gore Street Cambridge, MA 02141 Telephone: (617) 876 - 5376 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 876 - 6663 Website: www.communitydispute.org Roster: 47 / 62 Fees: Sliding scale fees are per person, per session (not per hour), based on individual (or Household) gross income, ranging $40 to $330. Fee waiver may be available. Languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Hungarian. ADR Process: Mediation



Elder Decisions Contact: Arline Kardasis 30 Walpole Street Norwood, MA 02062 Telephone: (617) 621-7009 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 419-1180 Website: www.elderdecisions.com Roster: 4 / 4 Fees: Free initial consultation. Mediation fees are $350 per hour. Upon request, a sliding scale and pro bono services may be available, based on income with consideration given to assets, liabilities, number of dependents, circumstances and mediator availability. Language: English and Norwegian ADR Process: Mediation

Just-A-Start

Contact: Elizabeth Winston 1035 Cambridge Street; Suite 12 Cambridge, MA 02141 Telephone: (617) 918 - 7518 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 494 - 8348 Website: www.justastart.org Roster: 3 / 6 Fees: Mediation services are provided at a sliding scale rate from $10 to $350 per hour (to be allocated between parties) based on income. Languages: English and Spanish ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Vicki Shemin P.O. Box 59 Ashland, N.H. 03217-0059 Telephone: (781) 489-6776 Email: [email protected] Fax: (781) 489 - 6233 Website: www.mcfm.org Roster: 34 / 34 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site mediation services vary, ranging from $190 to $450 per hour, according to the hourly fee of the mediator taking the case. Reduced fee or fee waiver may be available. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation

Metropolitan Mediation Services Contact: Joshua Jacks 40 Webster Place Brookline, MA 02445 Telephone: (617) 241-0300 Email: [email protected] Fax: (800) 886 - 0620 Website: http://metromediation.org Roster: 17 / 58 Fees: No fees are charged for initial session up to four hours. Subsequent services may be provided at sliding scale rates based on parties’ incomes and number of individuals in households. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation

MetroWest Mediation

Contact: Seth Izen 600 Concord Street Framingham, MA 01702 Telephone: (508) 872-9495 Email: [email protected] Fax: (508) 872-9764 Website: www.metrowestmediationservices.org Roster: 16/40 Fees: For Divorce and Post-Divorce mediation, there is a sliding fee scale according to parties= incomes, ranging from No Fee (for those with incomes less than $22,050) to $150 per person per hour (for incomes over $ 150,001). Fee waiver may be available upon request. Language: English, Spanish, Hebrew, and Hindi

ADR Process: Mediation The Mediation Group, Inc.

Contact: Amy Gordon 235 Cypress Street; Suite 300 Brookline, MA 02445 Telephone: (617) 277-9232 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 277- 1699 Website: www.TheMediationGroup.org Roster: 12 / 21 Fees: Divorce Mediation fees, divided between the parties, are: $450 per hour for a team of two co-mediators (one lawyer/mediator and one therapist/mediator). The fees for solo-mediation services are $350 per hour. Fee reduction or waiver may be available. Language: English and Spanish ADR Process: Mediation and Arbitration

Middlesex County Bar Conciliation Program Contact: Diane Varner 200 Trade Center; 3rd floor, Room 329 Woburn, MA 01801 Telephone: (781) 939-2797 Email: [email protected] Fax: (781) 933-1291 Website: www.Middlesexbar.org Roster: 88 / 88 Fees: Administration Fee of $50 per side which may be waived by the judge. Language: English ADR Process: Conciliation

MWI

Contact: Josh Hoch 10 Liberty Square; 4th Floor Boston, MA 02109 Telephone: (617) 895-4028 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 973-9532 Website: www.mwi.org Roster: 25 / 80 Fees: Divorce mediation is $200 per hour, per party. Reduced rates are available for families with a combined annual salary of $90,000 or less. Services may be available regardless of a party’s ability to pay. Languages: English, Spanish and French ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Victoria Rothbaum 99 Chauncy Street; Suite 400 Boston, MA 02111 Telephone: (781) 820-0082 Email: [email protected] Fax: None Roster: 51 / 51 Fees: No fees. Services are provided pro bono Language: English ADR Process: Conciliation

Nantucket County: Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation (MCFM)

Contact: Vicki Shemin P.O. Box 59 Ashland, N.H. 03217-0059 Telephone: (781) 489-6776 Email: [email protected] Fax: (781) 489-6233 Website: www.mcfm.org Roster: 34 / 34 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site mediation services vary, ranging from $190 to $450 per hour, according to the hourly fee of the mediator taking the case. Reduced fee or fee waiver may be available. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation



Norfolk County: Agreement Resources, LLC

Contact: Crystal Thorpe 30 Walpole Street Norwood, MA 02062 Telephone: (617) 621-7009 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 419-1180 Website: www.AgreementResources.com Roster: 4 / 4 Fees: Free initial consultation. Mediation fees are $350.00 per hour (split between parties). Upon request, sliding scale and pro bono services may be available, based on

income with consideration given to assets, liabilities, number of dependents, circumstances and availability of mediators. Language: English and Norwegian ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Gail Packer 60 Gore Street Cambridge, MA 02141 Telephone: (617) 876-5376 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 876-6663 Website: www.communitydispute.org Roster: 47/62 Fees: Sliding scale fees are per person, per session (not per hour), based on individual (or household) gross income, ranging $ 40.00 to $ 330.00. Fee waiver may be available. Language: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Hungarian ADR Process: Mediation

Elder Decisions

Contact: Arline Kardasis 30 Walpole Street Norwood, MA 02062 Telephone: (617) 621-7009 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 419-1180 Website: www.elderdecisions.com Roster: 4 / 4 Fees: Free initial consultation. Mediation services are $350 per hour (split between the parties). Upon request, sliding scale and pro bono services may be available, based on income with additional consideration given to assets, liabilities, number of dependents, circumstances as well as availability of mediators. Language: English and Norwegian ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Vicki Shemin P.O. Box 59 Ashland, N.H. 03217-0059 Telephone: (781) 489-6776 Email: [email protected] Fax: (781) 489-6233 Website: www.mcfm.org Roster: 34/34 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site mediation services vary, ranging from $190/ to $450/per hour, according to the hourly fee

of the mediator taking the case. Reduced fee or fee waiver may be available. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation

Metropolitan Mediation Services

Contact: Joshua Jacks 40 Webster Place Brookline, MA 02445 Telephone: (617) 241-0300 Email: [email protected] Fax: (800) 886-0620 Website: http://metromediation.org Roster: 17/58 Fees: No fees for initial session up to 4 hours. Subsequent services may be provided at sliding scale rates based on household incomes and number of individuals in household. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Amy Gordon 235 Cypress Street Brookline, MA 02445 Telephone: (617) 277-9232 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 277-1699 Website: www.TheMediationGroup.org Roster: 12/21 Fees: Divorce Mediation fees, divided between the parties, are $450 per hour for a team of two co-mediators (one lawyer/mediator and one therapist/mediator). The fees for solo-mediation services are $350 per hour. Fee reduction or waiver may be available. Language: English and Spanish ADR Process: Mediation and Arbitration

MWI

Contact: Josh Hoch 10 Liberty Square (4th Floor) Boston, MA 02109 Telephone: (617) 895-4028 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 973-9532 Website: www.mwi.org Roster: 25/80 Fees: Divorce mediation is $200 per hour, per party. Reduced rates are available for families with a combined annual salary of $90,000 or less. Services may be available regardless of a party=s ability to pay. Language: English, Spanish, and French

ADR Process: Mediation Norfolk County Bar Association Conciliation Program

Bar Association of Norfolk County (BANC) Contact: Adrienne Clarke 15 Cottage Avenue. Suite 206 Quincy, MA 02169 Telephone: (617) 471-9693 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 770-9948 Website: www.NorfolkBarAssn.org Roster: 75/75 Fees: $ 150.00 per party administrative fee. Sliding scale fee and/or fee waiver may be available. Language: English ADR Process: Conciliation

Plymouth County: Agreement Resources, LLC

Contact: Crystal Thorpe 30 Walpole Street Norwood, MA 02062 Telephone: (617) 621-7009 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 419-1180 Website: www.AgreementResources.com Roster: 4 / 4 Fees: Free initial consultation. Mediation fees are $350.00 per hour (split between parties). Upon request, sliding scale and pro bono services may be available, based on income with consideration given to assets, liabilities, number of dependents, circumstances and availability of mediators. Language: English and Norwegian ADR Process: Mediation

Elder Decisions

Contact: Arline Kardasis 30 Walpole Street Norwood, MA 02062 Telephone: (617) 621-7009 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 419-1180 Website: www.elderdecisions.com Roster: 4 / 4 Fees: Mediation services are $350 per hour (split between parties). Upon request, sliding

scale and pro bono services may be available, based on income with consideration given to assets, liabilities, number of dependents, circumstances and availability of mediators. Language: English and Norwegian ADR Process: Mediation

Greater Brockton Center for Dispute Resolutions

Contact: Ron Fredey 215 Main Street (Room 207) Brockton, MA 02301 Telephone: (508) 897-2868 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Fax: N/A Website: www.gbcdr.org Roster: 6/25 Fees: No fees Language: English and Hebrew ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Vicki Shemin P.O. Box 59 Ashland, N.H. 03217-0059 Telephone: (781) 489-6776 Email: [email protected] Fax: (781) 489-6233 Website: www.mcfm.org Roster: 34/34 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site mediation services vary, ranging from $190 to $450 per hour, according to the hourly fee of the mediator taking the case. Reduced fee or fee waiver may be available. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Amy Gordon 235 Cypress Street; Suite 300 Brookline, MA 02445 Telephone: (617) 277-9232 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 277-1699 Website: www.theMediationGroup.org Roster: 12/21 Fees: Divorce Mediation fees, divided between the parties are: $450 per hour for a team of two co-mediators: one lawyer/mediator and one therapist/mediator. The fees for solo-mediation services are $350 per hour. Fee reduction or waiver may be available. Language: English and Spanish


ADR Process: Mediation and Arbitration MWI

Contact: Josh Hoch 10 Liberty Square (4th Floor) Boston, MA 02109 Telephone: (617) 895-4028 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 973-9532 Website: www.mwi.org Roster: 25/80 Fees: Divorce mediation is $200 per hour, per party. Reduced rates are available for families with a combined annual salary of $90,000 or less. Services may be available regardless of a party=s ability to pay. Language: English, Spanish, and French. ADR Process: Mediation

Plymouth County Bar Conciliation Program

Contact: Jeanne Koenig P.O. Box 7303 Brockton, MA 02303-7303 Telephone: (508) 584-4600 Email: [email protected] Fax: (508) 584-4620 Website: www.plymouthcountybar.com Roster: 57/57 Fees: $50.00 per party for administrative costs only, in domestic relations cases. (No administrative fee is charged for guardianship and estate cases.) Language: English, Portuguese and Spanish ADR Process: Conciliation

Suffolk County: Agreement Resources, LLC

Contact: Crystal Thorpe 30 Walpole Street Norwood, MA 02062 Telephone: (617) 621 - 7009 Email: info @AgreementResources.com Fax: (617) 419-1180 Website: www.AgreementResources.com Roster: 4 / 4 Fees: Free initial consultation. Mediation fees are $350 per hour. Upon request, sliding scale and pro bono services may be available, based on income with consideration given to assets, liabilities, and number of dependents as well as availability of mediators.

Language: English and Norwegian ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Gail Packer 60 Gore Street Cambridge, MA 02141 Telephone: (617) 876-5376 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 876-6663 Website: www.communitydispute.org Roster: 47 / 62 Fees: Sliding scale fees are per person, per session (not per hour), based on individual (or Household) gross income, ranging $40 to $330. Fee waiver may be available. Language: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Hungarian. ADR Process: Mediation

Elder Decisions

Contact: Arline Kardasis 30 Walpole Street Norwood, MA 02062 Telephone: (617) 621-7009 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 419-1180 Website: www.elderdecisions.com Roster: 4 / 4 Fees: Free initial consultation. Mediation fees are $350 per hour. Upon request, a sliding scale and pro bono services may be available, based on income with additional consideration given to assets, liabilities, number of dependents and circumstances. Language: English and Norwegian ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Vicki Shemin P.O. Box 59 Ashland, N.H. 03217-0059 Telephone: (781) 489-6776 Email: [email protected] Fax: (781) 489-6233 Website: www.mcfm.org Roster: 34 / 34 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site mediation services vary, ranging from $190 to $450 per hour, according to the hourly fee of the mediator taking the case. Reduced fee or fee waiver may be available. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation


MetroWest Mediation Contact: Seth Izen 600 Concord Street Framingham, MA 01702 Telephone: (508) 872-9495 Email: [email protected] Fax: (508) 872-9764 Website: www.metrowestmediationservices.org Roster: 16/40 Fees: For Divorce and Post-Divorce mediation, there is a sliding fee scale according to parties= incomes, ranging from No Fee (for those with incomes less than $22,050) to $150 per person per hour (for incomes over $ 150,001). Fee waiver may be available upon request. Language: English, Spanish, Hebrew, and Hindi ADR Process: Mediation

Metropolitan Mediation Services

Contact: Joshua Jacks 40 Webster Place Brookline, MA 02445 Telephone: (617) 241-0300 Email: [email protected] Fax: (800) 886-0620 Website: http://metromediation.org Roster: 17 / 58 Fees: No fees are charged for initial session up to four hours. Subsequent services may be provided at sliding scale rates based on parties’ household incomes and number of individuals in households. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Amy Gordon 235 Cypress Street; Suite 300 Brookline, MA 02445 Telephone: (617) 277-9232 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 277-1699 Website: www.TheMediationGroup.org Roster: 12 / 21 Fees: Divorce Mediation fees, divided between the parties, are: $450 per hour for a team of two co-mediators (one lawyer/mediator and one therapist/mediator). The fees for solo-mediation services are $350 per hour. Fee reduction or waiver may be available. Language: English and Spanish ADR Process: Mediation and Arbitration

MWI Contact: Josh Hoch 10 Liberty Square; 4th Floor Boston, MA 02109 Telephone: (617) 895-4028 Email: [email protected] Fax: (617) 973-9532 Website: www.mwi.org Roster: 25 / 80 Fees: Divorce mediation is $200 per hour, per party. Reduced rates are available for families with a combined annual salary of $90,000 or less. Services may be available regardless of a party’s ability to pay. Languag: English, Spanish, and French ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Victoria Rothbaum 99 Chauncy Street; Suite 400 Boston, MA 02111 Telephone: (781) 820-0082 Email: [email protected] Fax: None Roster: 51 / 51 Fees: No fees. Services are provided pro bono Language: English ADR Process: Conciliation

Worcester County: Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation (MCFM Inc.)

Contact: Vicki Shemin P.O. Box 59 Ashland, N.H. 03217-0059 Telephone: (781) 489-6776 Fax: 781 489-6233 Roster: 34/34 Fees: No fee for on-site mediation services provided at the courthouse. Fees for off-site mediation services varies, ranging from $190/ to $450/per hour, according to the hourly fee of the mediator taking the case. Reduced fee or fee waiver may be available. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation

FSCM Mediation Services of Central MA Contact: Sabrina Bohun 31 Harvard Street Worcester, MA 01609 Telephone: (508) 756-4646 Fax: (508) 791-4755 Email: [email protected] Roster: 14/26 Fees: Sliding hourly scale fee ranging between $25 to $150 per hour. Separate fee for preparation of documents may apply. No one will be turned away for inability to pay. Language: English and Spanish ADR Process: Mediation


Contact: Amy Gordon 235 Cypress Street; Suite 300 Brookline, MA 02445 Telephone: (617) 277-9232 Fax: (617) 277-1699 Email: [email protected] Roster: 12/21 Fees: Divorce Mediation fees, divided between the parties, are: for co-mediation services $450 per hour for a team of two mediators (one lawyer /mediator and one therapist/ mediator). The fees for solo-mediation services are $350 per hour. Fee reduction or waiver may be available. Language: English and Spanish ADR Processes: Mediation and Arbitration

Parker Mediation

Contact: Larri Tonelli Parker Piccadilly Plaza; Suite C 490 Shrewsbury Street Worcester, MA 01604 Telephone: (508) 795-0200 Fax: (508) 791-0325 Email: [email protected] Roster: 3/3 Fees: Divorce mediation rate: $ 295.00 per hour, with a free initial consultation. Additional costs include preparation of the agreement and court documents (2 hour charge) and preparation of financial documents ($150.00/each). Cancellations not cancelled/rescheduled with 24 hours will be charge a 1 hour ($295.00) fee. Reduced fees are available. Language: English and Spanish ADR Process: Mediation and Permanency Mediation

WhyLitigate (also YLitigate LLC) Contact: Michael F. Herman 300 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 Telephone: (508) 752-0018 Fax: (508) 752-9844 Email: [email protected] Roster: 7/7 Fees: $400 per hour, divided between the parties. Fee waiver may be available. Language: English ADR Process: Mediation

Worcester County Bar Conciliation Program

Contact: Carolyn M. Mitchell C/o Mark Zarrow, Lian Zarrow Attorneys 370 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 Telephone: (508) 459-8063 Fax: (508) 459-8363 Email: [email protected] Roster: 52/52 Fees: None. Services are provided on a pro bono basis. Language: English ADR Process: Conciliation