THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Millie Chatzinoff

July 12, 1925 – March 1973

“Dynamic and brilliant, Millie knew more about divorce-case law than most attorneys.” Jacqui Ceballos, Spring 1996

Head of the Long Island, NY NOW marriage and divorce committee. Marriage and Divorce Committee called the Marriage and Family  Committee first in 1968 and later known as the Family Relations Committee in 1978. The committee offered legal advice and referrals to women going through divorces. It also worked to change existing divorce laws that put women at a disadvantage in the divorce courtroom. It produced the report, authored by Millie Chatzinoff, “The Family Court: How It Is, But Not How It Should Be.” This committee organized the 1974 NOW State Conference on Marriage and Divorce.