A Massachusetts family law appeals case decided last year has garnered significant press in the wake of the appellate court's ruling, and for a materially notable reason. We revisit the case in today's blog post, given its potential utility for our clients and other...
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Year: 2016
Don’t believe everything you hear about high-asset divorces
Thanks to social media, it's not uncommon to hear about expensive celebrity divorces. Many divorces, like the ones we read about in the papers, are extremely complex due to the amount of assets the divorcing couple owns, such as pensions, retirement accounts and...
Contested litigation in the courtroom: there are other options
If you're a Massachusetts resident seeking to get a divorce, you might reasonably harbor some trepidation regarding what is centrally involved in the process.And you would hardly be alone for having some fears and doubts. After all, divorce is not exactly a...
A few words on “complex” divorce: Aren’t all divorces complex?
In considering the above-posed headline in today's blog post, it can of course be stated that, indeed, every divorce is complex to a degree.To wit: Even a dissolution with few trigger points or little to contest will still entail some considerations that require...
Massachusetts high-asset divorce: some singular considerations
When looked at from a macro perspective, divorce can often be seen as having commonly recurring features. As we note on our family law website at the , "[A]ll divorces have the same basic elements involved."There is certainly a caveat to...
Getting a prenup? Know the contract’s limits.
A couple of weeks ago, we wrote a post about marital contracts. More specifically, we talked about prenuptial agreements. Prenups are valuable contracts that can help many couples address some critical issues in marriage and divorce. Financial considerations can be...
Parents: You can craft an exemplary Massachusetts parenting plan
Divorcing parties in Massachusetts often sweat the details, understandably, and of course experience attendant stresses that often define the divorce process in a given case.For example, financial considerations might spell a front-and-center concern (they often do),...
Marriage and a family business: the utility of a marital contract
One point made by a commentator in a recent family law article is certainly arguable, namely, that the baby boomer demographic has largely viewed marriage "through rose-colored glasses."In fact, reams of statistical evidence don't support that. Instead, they show...
Focus: fathers’ rights in family law matters
Are you familiar with "Fatherless Day?"It is likely that most of our readers aren't, given that it is obviously not a national holiday and vies with a host of other subject-themed days for public attention. As described in a recent national media piece, Fatherless Day...
What is a QDRO, and might it be important in my divorce?
Here's a quick twofold response to the above-posed headline query: A QDRO is, in its long-form appellation, a Qualified Domestic Relations Order and, yes, it can become a focal point in many divorces."If you have a retirement account and you're facing a divorce, you...