Most mediators do not have a full-time mediation practice. A mediator may have been in practice for many years as a lawyer or therapist, yet have handled only a few mediation cases. Janet Weinberger is an attorney who practices divorce mediation in Newton. A former president of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation, she has graduate degrees in both law and social work. Back to Table of Contents Nota Bene Parenting classes are mandatory for parents divorcing in the counties of Norfolk, Worcester, Berkshire and Hampshire.
Classes are available in other counties on a voluntary basis.
Led by mental health professionals, classes focus on the children s reactions to divorce, effective parent-child communications, and resources for parents and children. Parents must attend separate sessions. No, not unless you mean that candor and humor make divorce trivial.