Lawyer Overview

Collaborative Family Law Affiliates
Divorce Done Right Affiliate

Maribeth Blessing is respected in the Philadelphia area for her knowledge and skills in mediation, arbitration, and collaborative family law, particularly with regard to child custody agreements.

She takes a collaborative approach and is interested in preserving families while protecting rights of individuals dissolving a marriage. Well versed in determining child or spousal support, and advocates for the best interests of our clients.

Areas of Practice

• Adoption
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Business & Commercial Law
• Child Support
• Contracts
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Education Law
• Elder Law
• Wills & Estates
• Family Law
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Real Estate

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law, Education Law, Estate Planning, Wills, Family Law, Adoption, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Elder Law, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• New Jersey, 1992
• Pennsylvania, 1991
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1992
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2002

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, 2005 - Present (Member)
• Collaborative Family Law Affiliates, 2004 (Member)
• National Conference of American Inns of Court, 1999 (Representative)
• Montgomery County Bench (Guardian Ad Litem)
• Montgomery County Bench, Equitable Distribution (Arbitrator)
• Montgomery County Bench, Hear Grounds Trial in Divorce Case (Special Master)
• The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (Member)
• Mock Trial Competition (Panel Judge Participant)
• Young Lawyers of Montgomery Bar Association
• Pilot Science Program (District Demonstrator)
• Principal Selection Committee (Faculty Representative)
• Association for Conflict Resolution, 1996 - 1999 (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Strathmore's Who's Who Recipient, 2004 - 2005
• Alumni Award, Outstanding Service Award, Widener School of Law, 2003
• Award, Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court, 2003
• Award, Montgomery Bar Family Law Section, 2002
• Life Member, National Registry of Who's Who, 2000 Edition

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Rockledge-Cheltenham Rotary Club, 2005
• Law Day Elementary School Instructor, 3rd Grade, 2001
• Chosen Instructor, National Business Institute Presentation, 2000
• Speaker, Willow Grove Rotary Club, 1999
• Continuing Legal Education PBI and Montgomery Bar Lecturer/Author
• Instructor, Community Program
• Legal View Seminar, Norristown Public Library
• Art and Drama Coordinator, 26 Member Faculty and 600 Students
• Elementary Education Teacher, 1970 - 1985

Past Employment Positions

• Law Offices Of Leslee Silverman Tabas, Partner, 1996 - 1999
• Center For Matrimonial Dispute Resolutions, Incorporated, Executive Director, 1996 - 1999
• Penn State University, Instructor, CED Division, 1994 - 1998
• Gold-Bikin, Clifford, & Young, Attorney, 1992 - 1996
• Bucks And Montgomery County Domestic Relations, Hearing Officer, 1985 - 1992
• Bucks And Montgomery County Domestic Relations, Investigator, 1985 - 1992

Education

• Widener University School of Law, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• Kutztown University, 1970
  B.S.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Major: Elementary Education
• University of Santa Clara, 1980
  Graduate Courses; Learning Handicapped

Published Works

• Instructional Videotape Series, ESS Science Pilot Program, Anchorage School District, 1970
• "The Domestic Relations Preliminary Conference: Its Potential Power as the Court's Hidden ADR Asset", Scholarship Award, Sigma Delta Kappa Law Foundation, Inc., 1991
• "The Evolution of Support Guidelines", Scholarship Award, Sigma Delta Kappa Law Foundation Inc., 1991
• "Cigarette Litigation: Is The Tide Changing?", H. Schwabb Literary Contest, Honorable Mention, 1991
• "From the Perspective Of A DRO Officer", Writs, Bucks County Bar Association Legal Reporter, 1992
• "Self Help Guide to Support", Brochure, Women's Commission Of Montgomery County, 1993
• "Legal View", Family Law Videotape Series and Instructional TV Presentation, Women's Commission Of Montgomery County, 1993
• "Self Help Guide to Support", Women's Commission Of Montgomery County, 1993
• Divorce and Equitable Distribution, 1997
• "Act 58, The Reality of the Fantasy", Montgomery County Law Practicum Guide, 1999
• "Act 58, The Reality of the Fantasy", Montgomery County Law Practicum Guide, 2000
• "Casenote: Vacarello vs. Vacarello", Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, 2001
• "Dischell's Troops Blast Canada", Sidebar Article, Montgomery Bar Association, 2002
• "Common Law Marriage-For Better or For Worse", Sidebar Article, Montgomery Bar Association, 2003
• "Processes in Divorce", Article, 2005

Address

310 Huntingdon Pike
Rockledge, PA 19046

Phones

(866) 603-8691
(215) 392-0849

Faxes

(215) 663-9019

Emails

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Websites

http://www.mbfamilylaw.com