Category: Family Law

You might feel frustrated if you're paying alimony and find out your ex-spouse has moved in with someone else. It’s natural to question whether the support you’re providing is still fair under these new circumstances. Alimony is designed to help maintain financial balance after a divorce, but significant life changes—like cohabitation—can alter...

Supporting your child financially is one of the most meaningful responsibilities you have as a parent. When you have a high income, child support can become more complicated, especially when balancing your financial resources with your child’s needs. Massachusetts courts strive to ensure that child support reflects a fair contribution while maintaining...

One of the most important steps that divorcing couples must take is to divide their marital property. While marital property includes many tangible items like real estate, it also includes intangible assets like retirement benefits that are subject to an equitable distribution. Understanding the impact of divorce, and how to protect...

Divorce brings major upheaval in the lives of both spouses, no matter how simple or amicable it is. The decisions that the husband or wife make during the divorce process could affect their well-being for years into the future. This is especially the case with respect to financial matters. If a...

Spouses who are able to agree on the issues arising out of the end of their marriage may be able to obtain an uncontested divorce. The path from separating and announcing one’s intent to divorce, to actually obtaining the divorce itself, is fraught with potential legal hurdles. But there are steps...

After a child custody order has been entered, life moves on for both parents and the child. At some point, a parent may feel the need or desire to move somewhere else. If the move is within the same state and relatively close by and doesn’t affect the existing custody order...

“Paternity” refers to the legal relationship between a child and his or her father. Although in some cases paternity is presumed, in others it has to be affirmatively proven. If you are the father but are also unmarried to the mother of the child, you especially need to understand your paternity rights....

If you and your spouse or the parent of your child separate, the time has come to seriously consider hiring a family law attorney. Parents and spouses who split up may initially be on good terms, but even in a relatively amicable environment the need for counsel cannot be overlooked. Countless...

Child custody is one of the most contentious issues in all of family law. Unfortunately, high-conflict custody fights can affect not only the parents’ peace of mind but also the child’s well-being. Everyone knows that these battles do nobody any good, but avoiding them is easier said than done. The family...

Child custody is one of the most contentious aspects of family law. If you’ve never been a party to a custody matter before, you may not know that there are actually two distinct types of custody: legal and physical. Understanding the differences is critical to making your strongest case for a...