One of the most complicated and difficult aspects of working through a divorce is completing a satisfactory parenting plan. The divorce may already be hard on the children and you will undoubtedly want to make the custody arrangement be as seamless as it can be....
Protecting Individuals, Families And Children Every Step Of The Way
Child Custody
Creating a strong parenting plan can be uplifting
Some Massachusetts divorces are like pulling teeth, with splitting-up spouses battling at virtually every turn and juncture. Even some of those decouplings can feature common ground and civility on select points, though.Take children, for instance. Except in flat-out...
What is contempt, and how does it work in a family law matter?
If you've gone through a divorce with input from a Massachusetts family law judge, you undoubtedly appreciate the powers wielded by a court and understand why issued rulings are expected to be complied with.Courts are austere bodies, with judges clearly being cloaked...
Research findings on Massachusetts dads, peers nationally
To an impressively high degree, dads -- just like moms -- seek inclusion and the opportunity to play a key role in the lives of their children.And what that overwhelmingly translates to is their collective aversion to being shut out on activities with their kids via...
What factors do courts consider in making child custody decisions?
Child custody is one of the most important issues couples with children have to deal with in divorce, if not the most important issue. Ideally, couples are able to set their differences aside and work together to settle upon a custody arrangement that is beneficial...
Truly, work on that communication if you’re divorced and have kids
Clarion call to all divorced parents who, while loving their kids to an inestimable degree, couldn't stand their former partner in the months prior to dissolution and still feel the same way now: suck it up.It's not about you. Not even remotely. After all, you and...
Yes, you have custody rights: those of your child trump, though
As a Massachusetts parent involved in a divorce that features children, you unquestionably have rights -- strong and plenary -- when it comes to the custody of your offspring.In all but the most extreme circumstances, so, too, does your soon-to-be ex-partner....
Navigating a Move-Away Child Custody Request
When a divorce reaches a friendly resolution, many people believe that this final agreement will never change; however, like many legal documents, it is possible to amend this agreement. If the divorce process involves children, this isn't that unusual. One of the...
Not always easy: court intervention re parenting decisions
Of course it's a given that parents customarily wield sizable authority over their children and are given broad latitude regarding their determinations on matters focused on discipline, setting boundaries and the proper punishment -- if any -- to dole out when they...
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...