Divorce

A short-term marriage Crudely known as “starter” marriages, short-term marriages are nothing to balk at. After the “I dos” it is hard to imagine that anyone’s goal is to end up divorced. While legally time is an issue, it has no barring...

A recent article from National Public Radio states that divorce in the early decades of the 21st century raises open questions regarding "what it means to be safe and how much privacy you're entitled to."And that is perhaps nowhere more evident, stresses NPR, than in...

We occasionally provide reader updates on divorce-linked topics that are in flux and potentially affect legions of individuals and families across the country.Alimony assuredly fits that bill at the moment, given its placement in a comprehensive tax bill that is...

It might be reasonably argued that, while same-sex couples are consistently winning many key legal battles across the country, they haven't yet won the war. We proudly represent a diverse family law clientele at the Law Offices of Lisa A. Ruggieri in Wellesley. In...

It's certainly true that many Massachusetts residents get by just fine in the divorce process by relying solely on a seasoned family law attorney.That is, a deeper team of professionals surrounding experienced legal counsel is not always necessary to secure a fair...

There's no doubt that we live in an acronym-laden world these days, with the speed and pace of life often yielding shorthand depictions for things that used to be spelled out.Take the letters DIY, for example, which are scattered across a recent Reuters article on...

Of all the message boards and blog posts geared towards getting women prepared for divorce, very few identify or acknowledge the emotional pain men may endure. Perhaps the stereotype that men are supposed to be emotionless through trials may play a part in this....

Psychologist and author Constance Ahrons related in a recent media account how a book she authored a generation back encountered considerable blow back and ire following its release.In fact, she says, third-party hostility was often the reaction aimed at her on a book...

We have commented in some past blog posts that the unique nature of every family makes cookie-cutter strategies and solutions virtually worthless in most family law matters.And that is simply a flat-out truth, given that the particulars surrounding important things...

If you are a Massachusetts resident contemplating divorce or already involved in the dissolution process, you likely don't need to be reminded by any third party that you should be closely focused on financial considerations.You already know that money-related matters...