Risk is so closely aligned with life on planet Earth that many people simply take it for granted. In many areas across the globe, individuals and families just assume the many risks that centrally feature in life, not taking any proactive steps to minimize or avoid...
Protecting Individuals, Families And Children Every Step Of The Way
Year: 2016
You’re worried: Must your post-divorce lifestyle change?
Whether in the midst of a divorce or prior to commencing one, you're understandably concerned about many things.Where children are involved, you of course dwell on their well-being, the financial and emotional support they will continue to need and their continued...
Baby boomers: in family law, too, bucking the trend
"What we've got here is failure to communicate."Readers of a certain vintage -- especially cinema lovers -- might absolutely know that they've heard that line before, even if they can't immediately place it. It's from the movie Cool Hand Luke, with prisoner Paul...
Uppercase considerations in a high-asset Massachusetts divorce
Here are a couple truisms that can be stated as having general applicability in divorce cases.First, there can be -- and often is -- some general overlap in the concerns that loom most large in a divorce proceeding. Where kids are involved, child custody, visitation,...
No prenuptial agreement in Johnny Depp’s divorce
No matter how many or how few assets you have, a prenuptial agreement can benefit you. Essentially, this document helps protect your personal assets as you enter a marriage. It outlines how the property will be distributed if a divorce occurs and what kind of...
Don’t be shy, dad, about asserting those parental prerogatives
Say that you're a good Massachusetts father. A workable definition of that might be a conscientious and caring dad who strives to remain on civil terms with your former spouse or soon-to-be ex and makes strong efforts to routinely promote the best interests of your...
Facebook: Maybe it’s your face a judge is looking at
"Pictures are forever" is a phrase that has undoubtedly been uttered more than a few times across the country by family members looking at decades-old snapshots of long gone relatives who continue to stare back at them from well-worn photo albums.And how evocative...
Some observations on financial abuse in a relationship
We noted the egalitarian nature of domestic violence in our immediately preceding blog post, noting in our May 12 entry that domestic abuse "doesn't discriminate and affects people from all demographics and income brackets."What that equates to in Massachusetts and...
Taking action in the face of domestic violence
Every relationship has its ups and downs and relationships between spouses and current or former significant others are often particularly complicated. From verbal threats to physical abuse, acts of domestic violence can take many forms and, unfortunately, no one is...
Alimony considerations for Massachusetts residents
In any divorce, both parties are likely to have questions and concerns about finances. This may be especially true in cases where one spouse dropped out of the workforce to care for children or where one spouse makes considerably more money than the other. When the...
