Same-Sex Couples & Divorce

Many same-sex couples in Massachusetts want to grow their families but doing so may be a challenge. Trying to figure out the best way to go about it can be difficult. Adoption is a great way for a nontraditional family to increase in size. However, some couples may be...

Many people in Massachusetts look forward to spring as it is the beginning of new growth and warmer days. In family law circles, spring is known as divorce season. Why? It is a time when some individuals feel inspired to move on from things that are weighing them down...

There are numerous couples in Massachusetts who consider their relationships to be nontraditional. Whether you are in a same-sex marriage, domestic partnership or are cohabitating, you will likely experience many of the same wants, desires and challenges as those who...

In Massachusetts and elsewhere, the increase in same-sex marriages over the last couple years has been accompanied by an influx in same-sex divorces. It is to be expected. No marriage is perfect, and divorce is sometimes the best answer when a marriage fails to...

Living together as domestic partners is a choice many couples in Massachusetts make. There are certainly advantages to this; however, when things do not work out, there are some disadvantages as well. Dissolving domestic partnerships can be challenging. In many...

A prenuptial agreement will not determine how long an intended Massachusetts marriage will last, nor is it signed with a future divorce in mind. A prenup can set forth everything each spouse brings into the marriage and the manner in which assets will be treated in...

Years ago, marriage was a distant dream of gay couples nationwide, including in Massachusetts. While same-sex divorce is a current problem for many, as far back as the 1970s, same-sex family law and gay marriages were not even considered. However, creative ways were...

Years ago, many same-sex couples got married in Massachusetts because it was not yet legal in their own states of residence. This caused legal problems for those whose marriages broke up later. A current child custody fight involves a mother whose partner adopted a...

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 decision that bans on LGBT marriages are unconstitutional, legal disputes over multiple issues arise when these couples break up. Until all laws are updated to include nontraditional family law, same-sex divorces and the end of...

Although the green light was given for same-sex marriages in every state last year, it has been suggested that couples avoid rushing into these marriages purely because they can. The Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry....