Our Massachusetts readers are no doubt aware that same-sex marriage has been legal here following a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 2003. It seems the court is breaking ground again. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that a civil...
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Month: July 2012
Divorce: How to handle life insurance issues
When someone in Massachusetts is working through a divorce, the most difficult issues tend to be those that concern either money or the children. However, there is another issue that seems like it could be a simple one, but it is one which touches on both division of...
Are you prepared for the impact of divorce on career?
Our Massachusetts readers will probably agree that divorce, no matter how friendly, can be a difficult transition. It can be made less difficult with the assistance of legal and other professionals who can help navigate the stormy seas and watch out for dangerous...
Divorce lessons from Cruise and Holmes
In Massachusetts and elsewhere, we do not always look to celebrities as our role models. However, the recent news of a divorce settlement agreement between Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise seems to indicate that they, and their attorneys, did something that we all could...
Couple gains dubious rights to being first lesbian divorce
In 1934 "The Gay Divorcee" starred Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. In 2012 it is starring two 29-year-old women who married in New York and now have the dubious honor of being that state's first lesbian divorce. One of the women said, "I do very much feel like the...