Divorce

When filing for divorce, many issues must be considered. One is property division.  Unfortunately, dividing your assets and property is often a complex process that involves a lot of documentation and financial information. It’s often difficult to work this out on...

You and your soon-to-be-ex have decided to sell your home as you divorce and split the proceeds. It’s a seller’s market, so you can both walk away with a tidy sum of money to help start your new lives. What could go wrong? Plenty. Selling a home can put even the...

Your retirement savings can provide a good standard of living for you and your spouse when you are done pursuing your careers in your golden years. You likely started saving based on your estimated retirement expenses years ago. Now that the two of you want to...

In Massachusetts, spouses share whatever they accumulate or purchase during their marriage. Those belongings can lead to complications during divorce, especially if either spouse has an emotional attachment to specific assets. Many couples will eventually adopt or...

Most parents with young children will share custody after a divorce, but in some cases, parents will actually split custody. Split custody is a unique kind of arrangement where each parent assumes primary responsibility for different children in the family.  Both...

After a contested divorce, you may not see eye to eye with your ex-spouse. Sometimes, they may block you from seeing the children, probably in a bid to get at you. As a result, your parent-child relationship is affected, and you may lose that close touch with your...

 If you are having a hard time in your marriage, you might be considering divorce. Yet, you may dread the thought of making things even more complicated and wonder how bad divorce will be and how soon things will get better. There is no easy answer to how complicated...

If you are a parent seeking a divorce in the Franklin, Massachusetts area, child support should be one of your top concerns. After all, it is much harder to raise children on a single income. You probably want to make sure you acquire enough support to provide for...

The divorce process can be stressful even at the best of times. However, when children are involved, tensions can be heightened further. Disputes over child custody are often at the heart of proceedings, with parents focused on the child's best interests.  Often,...

Staying in your family home after a divorce isn't always the best solution. Maybe you couldn't afford the house on your own, or maybe you and your ex agreed to sell it. With the Massachusetts real estate market currently so competitive, it could be difficult for you...