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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...
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...
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...
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...
When a married couple is seeking to divorce, one of the major decisions to be made is how to split the property. In Massachusetts, like in most other states, the assets and debts accumulated during the married years are generally divided in an equitable fashion....
The courts in Massachusetts maintain that they make child custody determinations in the best interest of the child or children. A recent case has put that assertion into the spotlight. A mother is once again in probate court seeking to deny child custody to her...
Is there anyone in Massachusetts who enters into a marriage thinking he or she will end up divorced? We can safely say the answer is -- not many. And is there anyone who starts a business with their spouse who drafts an exit strategy along with the incorporation...
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...
