“Collaborative Law & Litigation for Families” with Mary Beth Sweeney of Atwood & Cherny PC

Mary Beth L. Sweeney is a partner with the law firm of Atwood & Cherny and has been with the firm since 1998. Her practice includes all aspects of domestic relations and probate litigation in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. A significant portion of her practice involves custody matters and children’s issues, including the impact of a child with special needs on a divorce case. Ms. Sweeney has expertise in custody, removal, visitation and Hague Convention matters (where a parent abducts a child to another country). Ms. Sweeney was one of the trial attorneys responsible for the first highlighted “virtual visitation” case in Massachusetts, as it pertained to a creative method of contact for a non-custodial parent in a removal matter. A component of her practice also includes representing family members in Estate Litigation matters in both the Probate and Superior Courts of the Commonwealth.