A recent Bloomberg article features a very simple and pointed headline aimed at the baby boomer demographic, namely, "How far does $1 million go in retirement?Care to take a stab at that? As stated, the query is simple. The answer, though, can be just as variable as...
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Year: 2017
Divorce is more than just the end of marriage
On paper, divorce is the legal end to a marriage. However, when you look at the details of a divorce, you will find that it will touch many areas of your life that will outlast the legal process itself. According to PainDoctor.com, divorce is considered the...
Postnuptial agreements can make strong sense for some couples
We pose the following hypothetical -- which is certainly mirrored by reality in many Massachusetts marriages -- in an article on our family law website at the To wit: One half of a married partnership -- let's say the wife, which is more...
Here is what you need to know under the new 2017 Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines…
Massachusetts Family Law Attorney, Lisa A. Ruggieri, describes what you need to know under the new 2017 Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines.Under Massachusetts Law, the Child Support Guidelines must be reviewed every four (4) years by a task force to determine...
In the dark concerning family law advocacy? Start asking questions.
If you've got family law-related matters to address, you likely also have questions.And those queries are not only focused upon clarification regarding concepts and processes, but also concerning the attorney you should retain to advocate on your behalf as you seek to...
Paternity and child support: an instructive case
We stress in today's blog post what might be reasonably termed as a slippery slope regarding paternity, which is often a fundamentally -- and sometimes, as noted below, contentious -- family law matter.As a lead-in to a news story that recently chronicles a flatly...
Autistic characters can help children on and off the spectrum
You probably remember reading picture books as a young child. You may have had story time before bed. You read books about characters that solved problems. You watched as they struggled and learned life lessons. While you read about these characters, you ultimately...
High-net-worth divorce: keeping things under control
The wording in the above headline for today's blog post certainly implies that things can spin out of control in a high-asset divorce, doesn't it?In fact, they sometimes do, and for a multitude of reasons. Seasoned divorce attorneys who routinely work with wealthy...
Three ways to maximize your back-to-school shopping power
If you have been paying attention to recent commercials or the change in displays at Target or Wal-Mart, the back-to-school shopping season is in full swing, even though we haven’t touched August 1st yet. Retailers want to get out in front of the...
Divorce-related insurance division: some things to think about
Many Massachusetts residents involved in the divorce process obviously have property-related concerns, most specifically issues surrounding an equitable division of marital assets.And within that select sphere of concerns is the division of insurance, which, as we...