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Clint Dalton is a family law practitioner specializing in domestic relations and probate litigation. He litigates and mediates all significant family law issues, including divorce, custody, parental rights, support, property division, removal, modification, and contempt actions at the trial court and appellate levels. Additionally, he drafts prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.

"HIS PERSEVERANCE IN WORKING TOWARD A SETTLEMENT, EVEN WHEN IT INITIALLY APPEARED THAT THERE COULD BE NO RESOLUTION, PAID OFF FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. MY CLIENT WAS VERY PLEASED"—R. P., Esq., Attorney for plaintiff.As a Divorce Mediator, Anthony uses his experience and training to help divorceing parties identify primary interests, then resolve issues around the primary interests.. Anthony is a respected Collaborative Divorce attorney. He is a co-founder of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council and  also co-founded North Shore Collaborative Divorce.. In 2023 Anthony was selected for the Massachusetts Super Lawyers List - Top Rated Family Law Attorney. Super Lawyers annually rates outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The Super Lawyer selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.. Anthony is a past a member of the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Family & Probate American Inn of Court. The Inn's mission is to promote professionalism, civility and ethical awareness through discourse and education. In 2018, he was invited to, and now, as a past member of the Inn, he continues to participate and serve as a Negotiator in the Inn's Judge Abber Counsel Assisted Negotiation Program. Anthony’s formal training includes graduating from two prestigious programs - the Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers Mediation and Negotiation Workshops and the Advanced Training at the Center for Dispute Settlement in Washington, D.C.