Meet Attorney Wendy Pacheco
Attorney Pacheco is a licensed independent clinical social worker and a graduate of New England School of Law in Boston. With more than 35 years of experience working with children and families, she presently accepts family law cases and serves as category E and F Guardian Ad Litem for the Probate Court. Attorney Pacheco practices primarily in Bristol, Barnstable, Plymouth, Dukes, and Nantucket counties.
Attorney Pacheco's Affiliations
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Member of the New Bedford and Bristol County Bar Associations
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Member of the Massachusetts Association of Guardians Ad Litem
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Experienced category E and F Guardian Ad Litem (court appointed evaluator/investigator in child related matters.) She has performed over 500 GAL evaluations/investigations within the Commonwealth
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Testified in dozens of trials and has been qualified as an expert in child custody and parenting plans
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Served as parenting coordinator for high-conflict, post-divorce families
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Has volunteered as a member of the Court's Attorneys Representing Children (ARC) program
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Attorney Representative for Medical Malpractice Tribunal in Superior Court
OUR SERVICES
Guardian Ad Litem
(GAL)
Attorney Pacheco is a category E (mental health professional) and category F (attorney) GAL. She has performed hundreds of evaluations/investigations throughout the Commonwealth on issues including: custody, parenting time, domestic violence, mental health issues, and removal.
Divorce and Family Law
Attorney Pacheco has more than twenty years of experience as a family law attorney. Her background as a clinical social worker makes her uniquely able to support families through the challenges that come with divorce and coparenting. Common claims include: divorce, property agreements, parenting time schedules, child support, alimony, modifications of earlier judgments, and contempts for failure to comply with orders or judgments.
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