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Longer marriages tend to result in more complicated property division proceedings. If you have stayed married for more than a decade, you may own real estate and financial investments together with your spouse while also mutually owing funds on a shared credit card...
Sharing custody is fraught with challenges for recently-divorced couples. Few things are likely to intensify your emotions as quickly or completely as disrespectful behavior involving your children. When your kids come home from a visit with their other parent and...
If you are going through a divorce in Massachusetts and don’t think you can handle living alone due to the expenses involved, one of the options could be to seek out rehabilitative alimony. Rehabilitative alimony is designed to help people in your situation get the...
In Massachusetts, it’s possible for spouses to seek alimony upon divorce. Alimony is usually awarded to spouses who need additional financial support following the end of their marriage. Men or women may receive alimony, depending on their circumstances. It’s possible...
You love your child and want to be sure you see them as much as possible. What you find difficult, though, is arranging a custody schedule that works well for you. You work in a hospital and have a busy, irregular schedule. While you do have days off, you also have...
The social stigma attached to prenuptial agreements has diminished in recent years. More couples now view these documents as practical rather than an indicator of bad faith by either spouse. A growing number of middle-class couples sign prenuptial agreements to ensure...
Spouses share everything from a bank account to a bedroom. While sharing is convenient and efficient during marriage, it creates most of the complications couples encounter when divorcing. Commingled finances are one of the hardest things to address in Massachusetts...
Complex assets often lead to difficult divorces. The more property you share with your spouse, the greater the potential for conflict regarding the way that you handle your marital assets. Sometimes, one spouse will set out to deprive the other of their fair share of...
Massachusetts family law prioritizes fairness and what is best for the children in a family. When parents divorce and don't agree about custody, they can ask a judge to help them resolve the matter. A judge should look carefully at the family circumstances, giving...
When workers typically stayed with the same company for the majority of their adult lives, employer-sponsored pensions were the gold standard for retirement benefits. However, as it became more common for workers to transfer from business to business throughout their...
