Mr. Bassett served for several years as a member and chairperson of the Child Support Guideline Subcommittee of the State Court Administrative Office, and has been active in the legislative process, co-authoring portions of several laws dealing with pension rights upon divorce, parenting time, child custody, and appellate practice.  He played a key role in the creation of the family division of circuit court and served by Supreme Court appointment on the Statewide Family Division Implementation Task Force.