Testimonials Here is a sampling of emails and cards that clients sent after their divorce hearing. Only initials of first names used, and even these are often changed. Note that "MOA" means Memorandum of Agreement. Hi, Shuneet. Here is our update from today. I thought we were on at 8:15, but we had to move through several lines of processing bureaucracy [because we were not pre-scheduled to come on this date]. And, we found out later that Court didn't start until 10am. However, we were the first case called before Judge Leilah Keamy. She asked us maybe a dozen questions -- most were confirming facts (date and location of marriage, date of separation, confirmation of irreconcilable nature of breakdown, and basically that we have been honest). No specific questions about the MOA were asked, but we were asked if we used a mediator and whether we had access to legal advice. And, it was over by 10:10. A. and I guessed it might have been 5 minutes in total before the Judge, if that. She seemed to be excellent and efficient. As to the MOA, we were complimented twice on it -- the first was Friday when I filed and had everything stamped by the Probate clerk, and then again today, when the person who preps the cases and goes through all of the docs before assigning the case said to us "your mediator did a very nice job with this document." We had some entertainment factor watching the lawyers for other couples -- the XXXX's seemed to be quite the legal battle preparing to brew, so in a way we are glad we were first and missed that one! And, that we used you instead of lawyers. Thanks, again, Shuneet. B. Dear Shuneet, My name is L.S. and you helped mediate a divorce between me and my former wife, J.S, in 2000 - 2001. While it was a very difficult time for me emotionally, you got us all through the process smoothly and professionally. Ten years later we are all doing well. Our daughter S., 26, graduated from University and is working on her PhD in Molecular Biology. J., 18, is a freshman at _______, studying to be an architect. And L, 17, is completing her senior year of high school . J.and her new husband are still living 2 blocks away and we all get along fine. And I am engaged to be married in June (and am moving soon to _____, MA). You can see me and the kids in the attached photo. The wedding photographer gave me and J. a big compliment when she said we got along as divorced parents of the bride better than many married parents! I hope you are well. I was so pleased to see that you are still helping people with your mediation "magic". You hold a dear place in my heart and I am truly grateful and thankful for all you have done for our family. Sincerely, L.S. From: T Dear Shuneet, I just want to thank you for the excellent support you gave D. and me through the mediation process. You were so steady and professional. D. and I both loved working with you and that warm, understanding presence, humor, patience, and caring that you brought to the table really made things so much easier. The court procedures went very smoothly. We arrived later than the time for walk-ins that Monday morning, but they still got us in (called a judge who was willing to let us come). We had a woman named Judge Monks. We only had to sit in the courtroom for about 20 minutes before our names were called. After looking at our paperwork the only question she had was about a typo near the top of p. 8 about D.'s inheritance. Pretty sharp skimming she did! All her other questions to us were routine, the same she had asked other couples. Everything went through fine, I just received the divorce nisi notice today. Shuneet, again, you were wonderful. I look forward to running into you sometime around the neighborhood. Meanwhile, all the best to you and yours. Warm regards, T. Dear Dr. Thomson, T. and I had our divorce court appointment this morning and everything went extremely smoothly. We now have a good appreciation of the work and counseling you did for us because we felt very prepared. There were other couples who showed up with empty financial statements and other omissions that resulted in unexpected delays and scrambling. Thanks very much for all your help and for making a difficult experience manageable. U. Dear Dr. Thomson, I am writing to thank you after going to court and sailing through without a problem. J. did file a motion to excuse his presence and stayed in FL and I went with a friend for support. The judge's name was Judge Monk. She was very decent. The divorce, which as you know I did not want, has been an awful experience, but you made it half bearable. Your professional skill and knowledge of the subject matter were essential for us because of our complex finances, thank you. As you yourself said, I hope we never need you again, but if problems come up, we will know whom to turn to. Best Regards, Dear Dr. Thomson, S. and I would like to thank your for your help during this difficult time. You helped us navigate the support issues and the financial stuff that was impossible for us to deal with on our own and helped us move forward with a good parenting plan. We will certainly recommend you to our friends and acquaintances (although we hope they never need you!). Good bye and God bless, T. and S. Hi Shuneet A. and I had our court hearing today with Judge DiGangi. You requested that we get back to you about the hearing afterwards, so I'm following up. We arrived at the court in Cambridge and had to stand in line outside like we were waiting to buy tickets to a movie. After going through the metal detectors, we proceeded up to the courtroom. Waited 45 minutes for DiGangi to enter. Didn't know that there would be other people in the courtroom with us. Found it really off-putting and an invasion of privacy that we could hear the specifics of other people's private lives and that they could hear ours during the proceedings. A. and I went next and the only question DiGangi, who was brusque and on autopilot, seemed interested in was where we were married. He couldn't seem to understand why our marriage license said one place if we had married in another town in the same state. "Why is that so confusing," I thought? We married in one place, though we were living in another at the time. He asked us to clarify. He asked a bunch of standard questions -- if we'd read the agreement, if the irretrievable breakdown of our marriage had begun in January of '08, if we'd sold our home, if I'd received what we'd agreed upon from S. by now, if we believed our agreement to be fair and equitable, and we just kept saying, "Yes." He quickly told us the divorce would be final in 120 days and said, "Good luck." He spent more time with the couple before us because they had a child, I believe, but even at that - their hearing lasted maybe 10 minutes (one of them had an attorney; the other didn't), while our hearing lasted maybe 3 minutes -- or less. That's the scoop. Thank you for all your help! D.