Meyer Elkin Essay Award

The Meyer Elkin Essay Award is presented to the author(s) of the article judged as the best of those published in Family Court Review for each volume. The winner is selected by the Family Court Review editorial staff.

Past Recipients

2023 - Sol Rappaport
2022 - Karen Oehme, Kelly O'Rourke, Lyndi Bradley
2021 - Bruce Smyth, Lawrie Moloney, Jackie Brady, Joe Harman, Marian Elser 
2020 - John Greacen
2019 - Margaret Brinig, Marsha Garrison
2018 - Michael Saini, Leslie Drozd, Nancy Olesen
2017 - Lyn R. Greenberg, Lynda Doi Fick and Robert Schnider
2016 - William J. Howe, III and Elizabeth Potter Scully
2015 - Janice M. Rosa
2014 - Connie J.A. Beck
2013 - Major Evan R. Seamore
2012 - John Lande
2011 - Nicholas Bala, Barbara Fidler
2010 - Bernard Mayer
2009 - Peter Jaffe, Janet R. Johnston, Claire Crooks, Nicholas Bala
2008 - Robert Kelly, Sarah Ramsey, Allan Barksy
2007 - Joanna Rohrbaugh
2003-2006 – No award
2002 - Robert Emery, Joan Kelly*
2001 - Robert Mnookin*
2000 - Paul Wellstone, Sheila Wellstone*
1999 - George Thompson*
1998 - Marian Wright Edelman, Jonah Edelman, Peter Edelman*
1997 - Wolfgang Hirczy de Miiio
1996 - Joan Raisner
1995 - Cheryl Lee, John Shaughnessy, Joel Bankes
1994 - Alison Taylor, Harriet Bing
1993 - Janet R. Johnston, Linda E. G. Campbell
1992 - Holly A. Magania, Nancy Taylor
1991 - No award
1990 - Ross Thompson, Mario Scalora, Susan Limber, Lynn Castrianno
1989 - Alison Taylor

*Delivered as the Meyer Elkin Address at AFCC Annual Conference