Years ago, many states had at-fault divorce laws in which one spouse needed to prove the other was guilty of such things as abandonment or infidelity. Today, many states have no-fault divorces. Massachusetts currently provides for either a no-fault divorce...
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Month: May 2012
Judge offers never-married parents a new way to work it out
In some areas of law, Massachusetts leads the way -- same-sex marriage for example. In one area of law, Massachusetts could take a lesson from another state's playbook. The issue at hand is that never-married parents, who may have not even had a significant...
What happens to the family business when a couple divorces?
A married couple owning a family business is not unusual. Sometimes it is a business the couple formed and developed together. In other instances, one spouse may have developed the business and the other is an owner in name only. Business ownership in Massachusetts,...
Celebrity alimony can be costly
For most couples who divorce in Massachusetts, one spouse can end up paying the other spouse alimony for a specific period of time. Recent changes to alimony law went into effect this year which impact the amount and length of time for alimony payments in...