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Carolyn “CiCi” Van Tine

phone: 617-589-3855

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PRACTICE & FOCUS AREA

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CiCi is a compassionate advisor and tenacious litigator with nearly 30 years of experience. CiCi’s practice is dedicated to all aspects of family law matters, including divorce, separation, custody, parenting plans, child support, alimony, asset division, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, parental relocation, paternity, modification, probate litigation, restraining orders and grandparents’ rights. She represents individuals, including professional athletes and celebrities, involved in high-stakes, high-profile divorce and custody disputes. CiCi has also tried several Hague Convention cases regarding foreign custody and divorce matters.

CiCi’s ability to empathize with her clients while fiercely advocating for them comes from personal experience. As a mother of four who is married to a previously divorced father, she has a unique understanding of what her clients are going through. CiCi is responsive and readily available to clients because she knows that family law situations rarely revolve around a 9-5 schedule. During settlement or trial, CiCi guides clients through every step of the legal process, ensuring they have a comprehensive grasp of all aspects of their situation and their options. CiCi’s ultimate goal is to achieve results that work for her clients now and into the future.

RESULTS

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Represented individuals in divorce cases involving wealth that is managed by single- or multi-family offices. Situations involved both successfully enforcing a pre-nup or protecting wealth when no pre-nup existed.
Represented individuals in complex divorce matters involving billions of dollars in assets, including properties across multiple continents.
Represented individuals whose families own multi-national, closely held businesses in the mass media and entertainment industries.
Represented several individuals in matters involving uncovering hidden and dissipated assets and successfully recouping what was rightfully due to the client.
Successfully enforced a pre-nup protecting multiple assets, including international and national property.
Represented professional athletes in custody and financial matters.

CREDENTIALS

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Distinctions:

Named a Massachusetts “Go To Family Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, 2025
Massachusetts Super Lawyers, 2013-2025
American Academy of Certified Financial Litigators, 2015
Best Lawyers in America©, 2025, 2026
Boston Magazine Top Lawyers, 2025

Admitted:

Massachusetts
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Member:

American Bar Association
Massachusetts Bar Association
Boston Bar Association
International Lawyers Network
USA 500, founding member

MORE THAN A LAWYER

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When CiCi is not spending time with her husband, four children, two dogs and three cats, she can be found competing in triathlons and long-distance races. She completed Ironman Sweden and was poised to participate in another competition before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. CiCi is also an amateur genealogist who loves putting together the puzzles of family histories. Perhaps this stems from her focus on practicing family law.

CiCi is dedicated to serving her community. As a former resident of the Town of Norfolk, she previously took on roles and responsibilities as the Chair of the Town of Norfolk Select Board, Town Moderator and as a Board Member.