I provide divorce mediation services for all cities and towns in Berkshire County. With over 1,800 Massachusetts divorces successfully mediated, I am familiar with the Berkshire County Probate and Family Court, its judges, its procedures, and its filing requirements.
All sessions are conducted via Zoom — no need to travel to an office. I prepare every court document and mail them to you with signing instructions and a pre-addressed envelope to the correct courthouse. Most couples complete mediation in two sessions. For a detailed walkthrough, see our mediation service page.
Berkshire County is located in western Massachusetts, bordered by Vermont to the north, New York to the west, Connecticut to the south, and Franklin and Hampden Counties to the east. It is the westernmost county in Massachusetts. With a population of approximately 129,000, the county seat is Pittsfield.
Adams, Alford, Becket, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Dalton, Egremont, Florida, Great Barrington, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mt. Washington, New Ashford, New Marlborough, North Adams, Otis, Peru, Pittsfield, Richmond, Sandisfield, Savoy, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham, Washington, West Stockbridge, Williamstown, Windsor
Call Julia Rueschemeyer at 413-253-7484 to discuss divorce mediation in Berkshire County. All sessions via Zoom. I prepare every court document. Schedule an appointment online.
Berkshire County has one Probate and Family Court location.
For a statewide directory, see Where to File for Divorce in Massachusetts. For a statewide overview, see Divorce Mediation in Massachusetts.
Address: 44 Bank Row, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone: (413) 442-6941
Email: [email protected]
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Virtual Registry (Zoom): M, W, F 9-12
Parking: Limited street parking. Municipal parking lots on First Street, West Street, Depot Street, and Summer Street.
| Role | Name | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Judge | Hon. Dana S. Doyle | 2021 |
| Judge | Hon. Richard A. Simons | 2008 |
| Register of Probate | Anthony P. Patella |
Judicial assignments are subject to change. Confirm with the court registry.
Berkshire County has a lower median household income than eastern Massachusetts, making the cost savings of mediation over litigation especially meaningful. A contested divorce costing $10,000 or more per spouse represents a much larger share of a Berkshire County family’s resources than it would in the Boston suburbs.
The county’s cultural institutions — Tanglewood, MASS MoCA, Jacob’s Pillow, the Clark Art Institute — attract residents who split time between Berkshire County and New York City or Boston. Couples where one spouse plans to relocate to a metro area after divorce need parenting plans that account for significant distance between households.
Berkshire County is geographically isolated from the rest of Massachusetts. Zoom mediation eliminates the access barrier entirely — you work with an attorney mediator with over 1,800 completed cases, the same expertise available to someone in Boston, without leaving your home in Pittsfield, Great Barrington, or North Adams.
If you and your spouse last lived together in any Berkshire County town and at least one of you still lives here, you must file in Berkshire County. For complete filing rules, see our where to file guide. For a step-by-step walkthrough, see our uncontested divorce filing guide. The filing fee is $215.
Use these free tools to understand your financial picture before your first mediation session:
I mediate divorces throughout Massachusetts. See also our Divorce Mediation in Massachusetts overview.