A Brighter Future Is Within Your Reach
The well-being of a child is the primary concern of most parents. In the event of divorce, issues regarding child custody, child support and visitation rights should always be made in the best interests of the child. However, there could be some instances that parents...
Our Massachusetts millennials, or "Generation Next," have been studied and characterized by the nonpartisan Pew Charitable Trust surveys as, "Confident. Connected. Open to Change." This group of 18 to 29-year-old young adults is very different compared to their...
Despite Title IX and the recent gold medals for women at the Olympics, there is significant data that shows women are not on the same level as men in some areas of life. One of those areas is financial averages and net worth after divorce. There are three disturbing...
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...
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...
Imagine that you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse check in on Friday to a high-end resort hotel in Boston, spend the weekend (not in the same room) and with the help of a mediator and a lawyer, leave on Sunday with your divorce papers in hand. For this, you are charged a...
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...
