Divorce

Our readership is, we note well, the antithesis of an audience that makes snap judgments and is generally uninformed on material matters that broadly affect Americans in fundamentally important ways.We know that Massachusetts residents from across the state who read...

Just as there is typically some commonality featuring among divorces, there are just as assuredly marked differences owing to the organic and unique nature of every relationship.One common misconception held by many people in Massachusetts and elsewhere is that, while...

To say that progress for same-sex and other so-called "nontraditional" families in Massachusetts and across the country has been steady and problem-free in family law matters would of course be a flatly fantastic statement not remotely grounded in reality.In fact,...

In recent months and in multiple places across the country, city clerks have been noting amped-up numbers relevant to marriage license applications.The Boston Globe reports, for example, an impressive 20-percent jump in license filings between last November and the...

Some divorces in Massachusetts and elsewhere seem to be predominantly focused upon a single matter above all others (say, for example, parenting time/visitation or property division, respectively). Others, conversely, feature multiple and interacting considerations,...

Entrepreneurs in Massachusetts and elsewhere who come together through a linkage of their talents and creative energies obviously discuss a great many things en route to realizing their business vision.It's certainly not hard to envision smart and committed people...

As we prominently note on our family law website at the Wellesley , and have further reinforced in a number of past blog posts, there cannot logically be a so-called "boilerplate" process for every divorce.In a nutshell, every divorce is...

Read the fine print. Don't be caught unaware. Do your homework. Come prepared.Those quick imperatives can obviously apply in any number of contexts where due thought and an in-advance focus are absolutely required to ensure -- or at least better promote -- a...

As much as many divorcing couples in Massachusetts and elsewhere try to reduce uncertainty in the dissolution process and alleviate risks associated with the unknown in post-divorce life, complete success in that regard is seldom attainable.The bottom line: There are...