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Our Family Law Firm Takes A Collaborative Approach - Custody, Divorce, Mediation, Support And Adoption - (215) 392-0849 (866) 603-8691


310 Huntingdon Pike
Rockledge, PA 19046

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Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator

Maribeth Blessing Esq.
Rockledge, Pennsylvania
Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator
phone (866) 603-8691
(215) 392-0849
fax (215) 663-9019
email Email Me

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
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1992
Pennsylvania, 1991
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1992
U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
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


Classes/Seminars Taught:
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


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


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


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


The Law Offices of Maribeth Blessing, LLC / Maribeth Blessing, Mediation & Arbitration, LLC, in Rockledge, Pennsylvania, represents clients in and around the Philadelphia area, including Doylestown, Norristown, West Chester, Quakertown, Pottsville, Abington, Fort Washington, and Exton, and Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware counties.