Attorney Julia Rueschemeyer Divorce Mediation

I have helped over 1600 Massachusetts couples get divorced quickly, affordably, and as cordially as possible.

When I meet with you, I educate you about MA family law in Boston and Suffolk County and the decision points for couples who are divorcing. I explain to you how family and probate court looks at a couple’s finances, and I lay out a variety of options with crystal clear numbers. I facilitate and guide your conversations about the issues that need to be addressed: division of property, support (if any), and parenting plan (if you have minor children).

I work hard to make sure that both spouses get to be heard in this difficult time, but I also guide conversations to the many practical decisions that will be written into your separation (divorce) agreement.

Within a day of our first meeting, I prepare an initial draft of all court documents, including the separation agreement so that you have a complete overview of what your divorce and post-divorce life could look like. We typically finalize the documents at a second meeting, 1 to 3 weeks later, and then mail them to Suffolk Family and Probate Court, where you will have a brief, 10-15 minute hearing that the court schedules 1-3+ months after you send in your documents.

If you both prefer to participate in the court hearing on Zoom, I can submit a jointly assented to motion to the court requesting this.

I do the vast majority of my work through Zoom—you do not need to Google “divorce mediator near me” Boston, Cambridge, or Newton—I am as close to you as your smartphone or computer, regardless of where you and your spouse are.

I am an active divorce mediation lawyer. That means that I actively give you guidance and abundant legal information so that the two of you are in a position to make the decisions that divorcing couples must make and that I write into your separation agreement.

There are several obstacles to couples figuring out their divorce themselves:

Couples who are divorcing are typically experiencing conflict, which makes communication difficult
They have limited knowledge of legal parameters of Massachusetts divorce law and the confusing requirements of family and probate courts; and
They are not accustomed to thinking of their finances in the ways that an expert mediator or divorce court will see them.

I help you overcome these obstacles through clear explanations and gentle, empathic guidance. When you are stuck, I suggest solutions that can work for both your priorities, and I share options that have worked for other couples from among the hundreds with whom I have worked.

I graduated maga cum laude and with honors from Brown University and from a top-5 national law school, the University of Pennsylvania.

Call me at 617-319-0110 to learn more about how Boston divorce mediation can save you time and money and help you begin to move forward in life.

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