A Brighter Future Is Within Your Reach
A Brighter Future Is Within Your Reach
You’ve decided on divorce, but you’re not sure how your assets will make it through the proceedings. You’re aware that the courts will split the things you own, but the actual process can be a bit more complicated than simple division. A judge will be looking for an...
Mediation can be faster, less expensive and more confidential than a contested divorce. But more important than anything else, it can also lead to the best outcome for your children if you come prepared. Maintaining cooperation with your partner can be vital to the...
Among the countless apps you can find in Google Play or Apple’s App Store are applications to help you buy groceries and cars here in Worcester, as well as apps to help you find a job, restaurant, pet and even a spouse. And if you are a parent facing a divorce, you...
In Massachusetts, parents may receive physical and legal custody on a joint or sole basis. For those parents sharing custody under a true joint custody agreement, they may not be able to move outside the state and maintain their current agreement. Consulting the court...
Divorce can be messy. If you are barely speaking to your spouse after filing, your emotions and theirs likely are on alert anytime you interact with each other. Divorce also can be complex, especially if you and your spouse have a complicated financial portfolio, with...
Alimony, which is sometimes called spousal support, is a payment that one former spouse may be required to make to another after divorce. Alimony orders are intended to help balance any significant economic differences that divorce may cause between spouses. However,...
Massachusetts is an “equitable distribution” state. This means that in divorce, marital property is supposed to be divided equitably between both spouses (which isn’t always the same as equally). Marital property is generally anything acquired by...
It has long been “common knowledge” that about half of marriages end in divorce. This is a statistic we have all heard and have probably repeated. Thankfully for all of us, the statistic has never been true. It wasn’t true when the U.S. divorce rate...
One of the most common concerns among parents who are seeking a divorce is how the separation will impact their children. While children of all ages and stages are going to experience the aftermath of the divorce, it is possible to minimize the detrimental effects of...
Financial supporting one's children is every parent's responsibility. This does not change when a couple separates or divorces. When a relationship officially comes to an end, one parent may be ordered to pay child support. If such an order is issued in one's case,...
