PRACTICING FAMILY LAW
In Massachusetts For Over 30 Years
PRACTICING FAMILY LAW
In Massachusetts For Over 30 Years
After divorce, you may not consider the importance of having a life insurance policy on your ex-spouse. If you depend on court-appointed financial support, life insurance ensures you have an alternate means of support if your spouse dies. If either of the following...
When wealthy couples go into a divorce situation, many people expect things to explode. Sometimes they do, but this does not always happen. On top of that, the explosions that do happen are not always related to assets and finances, unlike popular opinion. Wealthy...
After the children are grown and have left home, couples may feel they have grown apart and want a divorce. Be aware that a gray divorce can have devastating financial consequences. Divorce after 50 can drain the finances of both people involved. A divorce is not only...
If you are like many Massachusetts couples facing divorce, you and your spouse may want to separate while minimizing personal conflict and extraordinary expense as well as emotional stress on your children. Both mediation and collaboration offer important alternatives...
If you are going through a divorce, you will have a property settlement agreement that determines how marital assets get distributed between the parties. You typically do not recognize gain or loss in a transfer of property to a former spouse due to the dissolution of...
If your marriage is not working out quite like you expected, filing for divorce may give you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse an opportunity to live the life you each want. Still, after your marriage ends, you may have to adjust to living on just one income. In...
Your life can change quickly, and you may find that you need to adjust some aspect of your divorce agreement months or years later. If your divorce judgment is no longer working for you, here is what you need to know about the common types of post-decree...
Divorce after the age of 50 is much more common today than it was even a decade ago. It also comes with unique challenges, especially for women concerned about their financial future. This is where spousal support or alimony comes in. Your financial picture Perhaps...
As a divorced parent, you may have had to deal with court dates to compel support payments from your former spouse or modify an existing order. But some parents find themselves in a more frightening scenario. An ex-spouse who had been paying support has suddenly died....
When you initiate a Massachusetts divorce, you may decide to pursue a no-fault divorce. A no-fault divorce means that your marriage broke down due to irreconcilable differences or something similar, rather than the actions of one party of the other. If you file for...