As you look forward at how soon retirement is approaching, one of the things you may realize is that you don’t see yourself retiring with your spouse. You may both have different preferences for how you live out your golden years, so it’s reasonable to have concerns...
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Why are empty nest divorces often amicable?
There are a lot of cases in which couples decide to get divorced after their children move out of the house. These couples are often referred to as empty nesters. The reasons for these divorce cases vary. In many situations, it's that the couple has drifted apart over...
3 common reasons that people turn to mediation for their divorce
A significant number of divorces end in divorce rather than death. Either spouse in Massachusetts can request a no-fault divorce when their marital relationship declines. You might want to file because you are unhappy, or you may have felt blind-sided when your spouse...
5 issues that arise in high-asset divorce
Complicated issues surface in high-asset divorce as many assets are at stake and many questions need answering. Such issues may include untangling complicated assets, uncovering hidden assets, determining what to do about expensive collections along with spousal...
How a family law attorney can make divorce less stressful
Getting a divorce is rarely a simple process. The uncertainty of how your estate will divide, who the kids will live with, and what kind of financial status you will have after the dust settles extremely stressful for hundreds of thousands of spouses every year. Some...
Can a father get custody in Massachusetts?
You may have the idea that judges give preference to mothers when determining custody of children in divorce proceedings. This was true in the past, but things have changed. Now, the courts in Massachusetts don’t favor mothers over fathers. Instead, they base their...
Why your divorce does not belong on social media
In many ways, social media has become the way you reach out to family and friends. Rather than making phone calls and having chats over coffee, you may tell your loved ones that you have gone through a significant life change by making a post on social media. For many...
Have divorced friends? You may be more likely to get divorced yourself
Most of us enjoy a complex web of relationships with relatives, friends, neighbors, work colleagues and so on. They affect our lives in various ways, just as we influence theirs. It appears one way that people in Marblehead influence their friends and loved ones is...
5 strange divorce laws still on the books in the U.S.
The first divorce in the territory that would become the United States occurred in Massachusetts in 1639. Since then, each state has drawn up its own laws regulating divorce, child custody, spousal support, etc. While most family laws are similar from state to state,...
What factors affect child support?
You have decided to file for divorce, and now you are worried about taking care of your child on your own. You don’t need to have concerns about this, as that is what child support is for. Your ex-partner must help you out with any expenses related to your child. But...