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8 Grove Street, Suite 203
Wellesley,
Massachusetts
02482
Phone: 781-237-6020
Fax: 781-237-6027
45 Summer Street
Natick,
Massachusetts
01760
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The Law Office of Lorri Seibert Woodacre delivers personalized attention to the needs of clients in the areas of family and matrimonial law litigation and mediation, serving clients primarily in Norfolk, Suffolk, and Middlesex counties.
Attorney Woodacre is an experienced family law practitioner, concentrating in the areas of:
- Modifications
- Separate Support
- Removal
- Mediation
- Contempt of Court
Attorney Woodacre has extensive trial and advocacy experience, and maintains an office in Wellesley Square on the grounds of the Town Hall, adjacent to the Wellesley commuter rail stop and the main Wellesley Post Office.
Evening and weekend appointments are available for consultation, including pre-separation or pre-divorce decision-making.
About Divorce Mediation
Divorce mediation is an increasingly popular alternative to the adversarial system of divorce. In mediation, two people come together with a neutral mediator and write up an agreement, thus avoiding the need to go to court as adversaries.
Mediation is a voluntary process where the neutral mediator helps people come to an agreement. The process of mediation is based upon respect for the parties’ autonomy and their ability to reach a fair agreement. Either party may withdraw at any time, and the mediator has no power to decide the outcome absent consensus.
Traditional divorce often intensifies family conflict, but mediation is designed to mitigate it and limit the emotional effect of the divorce on everyone involved, particularly the children.
Once an attorney is hired as a mediator, that attorney may not be retained as a lawyer by either party. Successful mediation is not possible without both parties providing full disclosures of the marital estate.
About Our Firm
Our firm handles legal matters in the following practice areas: Divorce, Mediation, Family Law, Collaborative Law, Litigation, Child Custody, Step Family Issues, Family Mediation, Family Business Disputes, Child Custody Litigation, Motion Trial Practice, Parent Coordinator, and Prenuptial Agreements.
Attorney Woodacre was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1995 and concentrates her practice in all family law matters, including trial practice, litigation, and mediation.
Attorney Woodacre, the parent of both a son and daughter, appreciates the changing needs of children as they mature post-divorce. As a long-time member of the Massachusetts Association of Guardian Litems, she practices family law with a focus on maximizing all the family resources and preserving parental relationships post-divorce. To that end, her marital agreements speak to the present and future needs of first and second families for both parties.
Attorney Woodacre is a long-term member of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation and is a board member of the Divorce Center and the Wellesley Chamber of Commerce. Attorney Woodacre has some facility with Spanish and employs a Spanish speaking staff member.
Lorri Seibert Woodacre
Practice Areas: Divorce; Mediation; Family Law; Collaborative Law; Litigation; Child Custody; Family Mediation; Family Business Law.
Admitted: 1995, Massachusetts
LawSchool: Samford University, J.D.
Member: Massachusetts (Member, Family Law Section) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Massachusetts Association of Guardian Ad Litems.
Biography: Certified Mediator. Member, Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation.
In 1991, Attorney Woodacre received her Certificate of Mediation from the Harvard Law School Mediation Program and has extensive experience in business and general dispute resolution. She was featured in a Massachusetts Lawyer’s Weekly article on mediation. Attorney Woodacre was admitted to the Federal District Court Bar in 1996.
Attorney Woodacre has clerked for two judges, with one in domestic relations. She has represented many clients in all aspects of domestic relations, including termination of parental rights and high conflict custody matters. Her broad-based life experience brings a seasoned view to the process of dissolving a marriage and reconstituting familial relations between the parties.
As a member of the family law sections of the American and Massachusetts Bar Association, she keeps current on changes in case law and psychological aspects of divorce through continuing legal education courses and professional organizations. She maintains certification in mental health advocacy, and is informed of psychological issues such as parental alienation that often arise in high conflict custody cases.
Please email us or visit our website for additional information.
