Marilyn A. Westlake, Esq.
I have been practicing Divorce and Family Law in Syracuse, NY since 1986. I have represnted clients in a full range of legal issues including divorce, child custody, parental access schedules (visitation), child support, grandparent rights and adoption.

Law is my second career. I hold a Bachelor's Degree in Education and a Masters in Counseling, both from Syracuse University. Prior to attending law school, I worked for almost ten years as a high school counselor in Plainfield, New Jersey. My career in law started when I graduated from New York Law School in the top 12% of my class. This was followed by a year working for the Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C.; and five years in Asia: Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia.

I am married with two children whom I adopted. My son is from the Philippines and my daughter is from Peru. My husband and I have two grandchildren.

I retired as Acting Justice for the Village of Fayetteville in 1995. In 1994 I held a position as an adjunct professor of Family Mediation at SUNY Oswego. I am one of fifty volunteer mediators for Child Find of America, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to reuniting parents and children who are the victims of parental abduction.

Court Admissions: New York State, Federal District Court, Supreme Court of the United States

Professional Affiliations:
New York State Bar Association
Onondaga County Bar Association
Association for Conflict Resolution

Accomplishments: a founder and past steering committee member of the Children 1st! education program for separating and divorcing parents. Co-founder and past chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Onondaga County Bar Association.

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