Divorce

Your marriage is failing, and you’re concerned about how you’re going to support yourself. It’s been a little bit since you were in the workforce, and you aren’t sure what it will take to get on your feet once you’re on your own. Is alimony an option? It could be....

When couples get divorced, they know that they have to divide up custody of their children, at least in most cases. The general rule is that courts try to assign joint or shared custody so that both parents get to remain involved with the children. The parents create...

Families develop in unique ways. You and your spouse can be your own family unit, or you may add others, including animals and children, to the household. There are very clear and well-established Massachusetts state laws governing what happens with children when...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...