Divorce is Harder on Men. We think it tends to be true. As a Boston based Divorce and Family Law Firm specializing in all aspects of divorce, with decades of diverse case experience and real-world perspective on how devastating divorce litigation is for all involved, we find that men are often different in the way…
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6 things to prepare for getting a divorce in the New Year
Here are Six To-Do’s when Facing a Divorce in the New Year. It is a new year and you may be thinking about your personal life and the possibility of getting a divorce. Here are 6 things to prepare for: 1. Begin Gathering Financial Information – emotions will run high at onset of divorce and…
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在Amaral & Associates, P.C. 的律师给您提供的法律建议与服务的基础上，本介绍为您解答有关诉讼离婚程序的常见问题。本介绍不能替代律师代理。 • 1. 启动离婚程序 在马萨诸塞州存在两种离婚途径：1）无争议离婚；和 2）争议离婚。 如果双方均同意离婚，并对就离婚条款（与离婚相关的各项事宜，比如财产划分，子女抚养与探视等）达成协议，你们可以按照马萨诸塞州一般法第208章第一款(A)项，提交共同离婚申请，以及一份离婚协议（Separation Agreement），该份协议约定离婚条款，此外还需要夫妻双方各自提供一份财务证明（Financial Statement）和一份 “婚姻已无法经调解再继续”的声明书（Affidavit of Irretrievable Breakdown)，该份文件声明婚姻已破裂，再无继续可能。 如果只有一方意图离婚，或者夫妻双方无法就离婚条款达成协议，任一配偶可以单方向法院提交离婚诉求（Complaint for Divorce)启动争议离婚程序。申请争议离婚的法律事由有很多，但最常见的是无过错事由（non-fault grounds)。以无过错事由申请离婚，当事人不需要证明对方的任何过错。以过错事由(fault-based grounds)申请离婚的话，声称对方有过错的一方必须实际证明对方的过错。过错离婚事由包括：（1）通奸；（2）残酷及虐待；（3）重大及经证实的酗酒习惯；（4）恶劣、无理并残酷地拒绝或忽视提供适当的赡养；（5）性无能；（6）刑事判刑或入狱服刑；（7）彻底遗弃。我们的律师根据每对夫妻的具体情况，建议应该以什么事由申请离婚。以何种事由申请离婚可能影响到最终解除婚姻关系的所需的时间。律师的专业法律建议可以帮助您尽快解除婚姻，为婚姻解除后的各项事宜做出安排，并与对方达成协议。
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