In a contentious divorce or custody case, text messages can often be used as important evidence. How can you use them and in what format will they be acceptable to a court? What is the best way you can get them and gather them off your phone so they can be used in your Massachusetts…
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How to Handle Pet Custody Battles in Divorce
Are you considering getting a divorce? One question you may have is what will happen to my pets if I get divorced? After ending their six-year marriage, Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams divorce talks stalled over the custody of their eight pets – six cats and two dogs. Mandy kept all of them but negotiated…
Are You Thinking About Getting Divorced? What about a “Sleep Divorce?”
Are you going through a rough patch in your marriage and considering a divorce? It’s possible that you might be able to get a “sleep divorce.” Jacqueline Newman, matrimonial attorney and author of The New Rules of Divorce: 12 Secrets to Protecting Your Wealth, Health, and Happiness, has written about how some couples…
Asset Searches for Cryptocurrencies During Divorce
When it comes to asset searches and divorce, there are many places to search for hidden assets. One important area where entrepreneurs or investors hide their assets are in cryptocurrency. Asset searches for cryptocurrencies have become much more mainstream. As of July 9th, there are 13,173 Bitcoin millionaires. Bitcoin is unique in that it operates…
International Divorce Rates are Soaring in both Saudi Arabia and China
If you are thinking about getting a divorce you are not alone. Many Massachusetts couples are considering getting a divorce after the pandemic. And not only are divorce rates expected to rise throughout the United States, but international divorce rates are trending up because of the pandemic all throughout the world. In the month of…
What a Parenting Coordinator Can Do For You That a Judge Can’t
by Attorney Talia Simonds What a Parenting Coordinator Can Do For You That a Judge Can’t Parenting Coordinators are becoming increasingly popular for divorced or separated co-parents. A Parenting Coordinator is a family law attorney or mental health professional who works divorced and separated parents to “referee” disputes about custody and co-parenting. In most cases,…
Cryptocurrency and Divorce
by Attorney Talia Simonds In Massachusetts, the Probate and Family Court requires spouses to make a full financial disclosure in a divorce in order for the divorce to be granted. That is accomplished through exchanging Rule 401 Financial Statements, exchanging Rule 410 financial disclosure, and conducting discovery through interrogatories, requests for production of documents, and…
Co-Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Attorney Talia Simonds It can be difficult to co-parent when you are divorced or separated from your co-parent under the best of circumstances. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, co-parenting can be even more complicated due to the health risk COVID-19 poses to the human population, and the new social distancing guidelines issued by Governor…
Divorcing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Attorney Talia Simonds For several months now, the world has been battling COVID-19. Many people have been staying home, and rarely leaving their homes, if at all. Unfortunately for spouses whose marriage is on the decline, this very well mean that the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to divorce. However, because of COVID-19, divorces are…
Governor Baker Approves Remote Notarization for Family Law Cases
On April 27, Governor Baker passed the S2645 Bill codified as the Chapter 71 of the Acts of 2020. This important development for family law cases permits notarizations to be completed remotely. This allows, divorce, divorce mediations and all other family law matters to move forward with online video conferencing and online notarization. To complete…
