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Many couples in Massachusetts who are considering divorce may have experienced the never-ending stream of advice from family or friends who also went through divorces. Such advice could cause high levels of anxiety, and couples may be wise to disregard negative...
While freezing embryos remain the subject of many debates about the ethics of this practice, it provides many couples with an opportunity to have a child of their own when they have not been able to otherwise. Many women who cannot conceive a child yearn for the...
Talking about death and divorce on the eve of a marriage would likely be unpleasant and awkward, regardless of whether it is a heterosexual or a same-sex couple. However, these matters need to be discussed in order to protect the interests of both parties and any...
Divorced parents in Massachusetts may find that unanticipated changes to their new, separate lives have brought about the need to modify child custody orders. While it is not uncommon for circumstances to change, a family court will not typically consider trivial...
Couples in Massachusetts that are considering divorce may be concerned about the conflicts that may arise. However, in the current economic climate, many couples may be looking for a way to limit the expenses of the divorce proceedings. Litigation is often the most...
In many divorce cases in Massachusetts, one of the spouses may start considering leaving the marriage long before discussing it with the other spouse. While this is the ideal time to consider the financial consequences such as alimony and child support, emotions...
When noncustodial parents in Massachusetts neglect to pay child support, they may not realize that their children are the ones who are most affected. A custodial parent who has to make ends meet without court-ordered child support may experience constant anxiety....
Alimony laws in Massachusetts were revised, and in 2012, a reformed alimony law became effective. This provided the basis for alimony calculations, along with determining when alimony should end. Alimony reform states that alimony payments will cease when the...
When parents leave their children in the care of their grandparents for extended periods, they have the right to take them away whenever they wish. This may be devastating for grandparents, but according to Massachusetts law, they have no right to refuse the parents....
While the legal wheels related to lesbian and gay equality are slowly turning, many same-sex couples in Massachusetts wish to start a family by ways of conception rather than adoption. In addition to adopting the child of another couple, same-sex spouses have...
