Bautista, A., Fridman, S., Jacomino, M., Luck, G. R., & Prescott, D.E., A comparison of state advance directive revisited (2002 vs. 2019): Has anything changed?, American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (under review 2020).
Fadgen, T., Kozu S. A., & Prescott, D.E. (2020). Protecting children in foster care during natural disasters: A comparison of the United States, New Zealand and Japan. Children, Youth and Environments (forthcoming Spring).
Eggenberger, T., Howard, H., Prescott, D.E., & Luck, G.R., Exploring quality of life in end of-life discussions. American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 37, 465-473.
Prescott, D.E. (2020). Book review: Jennifer Eberhardt, biased: uncovering the hidden prejudice that shapes what we see, think, and do (2019). Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 32, 901-921.
Prescott, D.E. (2020). The putative spouse and marriage by estoppel doctrines: An “end run around marriage” or just a marriage? Child and Family Law Journal, 8, 51-83.
Garber, B.D., & Prescott, D.E. (2020). On the value of Teddy Bears and Barbie Dolls: The place of children’s transitional objects in family law. Southwestern Law Review, 49, 189-214.
Prescott, D.E. (2019). Flexner’s thesis was prescient: Ethical practices for social workers “in the trenches” requires forensic knowledge. The Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 16, 40-52.
Eggenberger, T., Luck, G. R., Howard, H., & Prescott, D.E. (2019). Advanced directives and family practice: Implications and ethics for “greying” family systems and interdisciplinary collaboration. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 32, 1-28.
Prescott, D.E., & Fadgen, T. (2019). Adversarial systems and forensic experts in child custody: How about adding a hot tub? Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 32, 117-144.
Howard, H.H., Walbam-Churchill, K., LeCloux, M., & Prescott, D.E., (2019). Reflexivity, ethics, and divergent perspectives: A transformational journey of social work educators. Urban Social Work, 3(1), 95-109.
Prescott, D.E., & Tennies, D.A. (2019). Bias is a reciprocal relationship: Forensic mental health professionals and lawyers in the family court bottle. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 31, 427-461.
Prescott, D.E. (2018). The constitutional right to parent: Does the doctrine of waiver apply to guardianships? Maine Bar Journal, 33, 13-20.
Prescott, D.E. (2018). Are there constitutional limits on court orders: From select travel soccer to haircuts. Massachusetts Family Law Journal, 36(4), 57-59.
Prescott, D.E., & Tennies, D.A. (2018). The lawyer as guardian ad litem: Should “status” make expert opinions “all-in” and trump “gatekeeping” functions by family courts? Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 30, 201-226.
Prescott, D.E., & Debele, G. , Evolving family systems and shifting ethical conundrums: Consequences for lawyers in adoption and non-married parentage proceedings. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 30, 127-176.
Prescott, D.E. (2017). The new Phoenix: Maine’s innovative standards for guardians ad litem. Maine Law Review, 69, 67–108.
Prescott, D.E. (2016). Forensic experts and family courts: Science or privilege-by-license? Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 28, 521-552.
Fadgen, T., & Prescott, D.E. (2016). Do the best interests of the child end at the Nation’s shores?: Immigration, state courts, and children in the United States? Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 28, 359-390.
Prescott, D.E. (2014). Inconvenient truths: Facts and frictions in defense of guardians ad litem for children. Maine Law Review, 67, 43-71.
Prescott, D.E. (2014). Brief parent education programs in the family courts: A good faith human experiment but does it work? Journal of Social Science for Policy Implications, 2(1), 31-57.
Prescott, D.E. (2013).The Supreme Court in United States v. Windsor: Why the “death” of fungible federalism after a century of convenience? Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 26, 51-77.
Prescott, D.E. (2013). Book Review: The modern “world” of families sure is flat and noisy: Andrew Horton & John David Kennedy, Do Your Divorce Right: Straight Talk From Family Court Judges (2011). Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 26, 209-232.
Prescott, D.E. (2013). Social workers as “experts” in the family court system: Is evidence-based practice a missing link or host-created knowledge? Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 10(5), 466-481.
Prescott, D.E. (2012). Judicial decision making, personality theory, and child custody conflict: Can heuristics better predict a difference between parents who do and those who don’t? Whittier Journal of Child and Family Advocacy, 11(2), 185-222.
Steinfeld, S. M., & Prescott, D.E. (2012). After Brenda and Eddie divorce, Eddie files for bankruptcy: The unusual life of defalcation under BAPCPA. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 25, 57-86.
Prescott, D.E. (2011). Book Review: “Here come da family court judges.” Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 24, 505-525.
Prescott, D.E. (2010). The AAML and a new paradigm for “thinking about” child custody litigation: The next half century. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 24, 107-146.
Prescott, D.E. (2010). Complexity theory as a conceptual construct for understanding client change. Perspectives on Social Work, 8(2), 11-15.
Prescott. D.E. (2010). Judicial settlement conferences in domestic relations practice: Traps for unwary (and weary). Maine Bar Journal, 23, 125-132.
Prescott, D.E. (2009). Unified family courts and the modern judiciary as a “street level bureaucracy”: To what end from the “mythical role” of judges in a democracy? Quinnipiac Law Review, 27, 55-112.
Prescott, D.E. (2008). COSAs and psychopharmalogical interventions: Informed consent and a child’s right to self-determination. Journal of Law and Family Studies, 11(1), 97-112.
Prescott, D.E. (2007). The act of lawyering and the art of communication: An essay on families-in-crisis, the adversarial tradition, and the social work model. Legal Ethics, 10(2), 176-192.
Prescott, D.E. (2007). Consent decrees, the Enlightenment, and the “modern” social contract: A case study from Bates, Olmstead and Maine’s Separation of Powers Doctrine. Maine Law Review, 59, 76-110.
Prescott, D.E. (2005). When co-parenting falters: Parenting coordinators, parents-in-conflict, and the delegation of judicial authority. Maine Bar Journal, 20, 240-247.
Prescott, D.E. (2005). Chronic conflict parents and group therapy as a means of intervention: A preliminary proposal. Social Work with Groups, 28(1), 81-96.
Prescott, D.E. (2004). Child protection: Kinship and family group conferencing. Maine Bar Journal, 19, 140-148.
Prescott, D.E. (2003). Biological altruism, splitting siblings, and the judicial process: A child’s right to constitutional protection in family dislocation. University of Missouri at Kansas City Law Review, 71, 623-657.
Prescott, D.E. (2003). Interim attorneys’ fees and expert “costs”: Ask and your client may receive. Maine Bar Journal, 18, 40-47.
Prescott, D.E. (2000). The guardian ad litem in custody and conflict cases: Investigator, champion, and referee? University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, 22, 529-564.
Prescott, D.E. (2000). Parental conflict and the appointment of referees in child custody cases. Maine Bar Journal, 15, 44-48.
Prescott, D.E. (1999). Machiavelli and a unified theory of parental responsibility: A proposed statute. St. Thomas Law Review, 12, 95-155.
Prescott, D.E. (1996). Responsibility for children: Equitable distribution, alimony and chaos. Maine Bar Journal, 11, 22-28.
Prescott, D.E. (1995). Guardians ad litem: Defenses to tort claims. Fairshare, 15(1), 11-16.
Prescott, D.E. (1993). The liability of lawyers as guardians ad litem: The best defense is a good offense. Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 11, 65-116.
Prescott, D.E. (1993). Family law financial forms, and floundering federalism. Maine Bar Journal, 8, 156-161.
Prescott, D.E. (1991). Post-judgment modification in divorce: From best interests to repose. Maine Bar Journal, 6, 12-21.
Prescott, D.E. (1989). The constitutionality of Maine’s protection from abuse act (and other matters). Maine Bar Journal, 4, 264-270.
Prescott, D.E. (1987). Workers compensation, substance abuse, and safety in the working place: A proposal. Maine Bar Journal, 2, 100-104.
Prescott, D.E. (1987). Educational support for children of divorces beyond the age of majority: A need for reform. Maine Trial Practice, 3, 54-57.
Prescott, D.E. (1986). Economic fairness and divorce: A professional degree as marital property in Maine. Maine Trial Practice, 2, 58-60.
Prescott, D.E., & Kundin, C.L. (1985). Toward a model parent liability act. California Western Law Review, 20, 187-217, reprinted in National Safety Center (1985). School safety legal anthology. Sacramento, CA: Pepperdine University Press.
