At its annual meeting on November 8, 2022, Deborah M. Tate was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyer’s Foundation. It provides assistance to organizations, by way of grants, in order to help families, particularly the children, adversely affected by the breakup of the family unit. The Foundation supports projects pertaining to children in custody disputes and in supporting programs that help children cope with the breakup of their family.