Divorce

October is a harbinger month each year for many people across the country, denoting a seasonal transition and beginning march toward multiple major holidays, school reprieves for youngsters, family reunions and various year-end events.As for itself, the month annually...

An alimony case decided just yesterday by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court would have been of general interest to many people even absent some particular details that truly set it apart from other spousal maintenance-related outcomes.Those details center on...

You can't be spotted in a public place showing affection to a person you are dating several years after your divorce?That sounds flatly crazy, right? It also reflected reality for actress Katie Holmes following her divorce from media icon Tom Cruise. Reportedly, a...

Commentator Dawn Doebler refers to such a professional in a recent family law article, with the financial adviser/analyst noting the salutary effect that proven advocacy delivered by such an individual on behalf of a client can bring in a divorce negotiation and...

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...

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...

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...

Both son and dad are portrayed as being lawsuit-happy as they trade barbs in the wake of the latter's recent divorce and even more recent loss of control in a major shakeup at one of Minnesota's foremost private companies."He loves litigation," says Michael Barry,...

A family law writer addressing a somewhat singular though potentially important consideration in a divorce proceeding calls it "the one elephant in the room no one thinks about until it's a problem."And that is this: the last name a couple shared during marriage. What...

Family-focused researchers, demographers, policy makers and academics seem to have an unending fascination with quantifying divorce through data-churned analysis and statistics intent on rendering it ever-more understandable.And predictable. That latter goal is...