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…
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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
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, the Parenting Coordinate has…
Cryptocurrency and Divorce
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 subpoenas. It’s not uncommon…
Co-Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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 Charlie Baker. With the…
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…
The Other Side
Dear Clients and Friends, Easter and Passover are especially significant this week in light of all that is happening around us. It’s a time to reflect…as many of us have taken too much for granted in our lives. So we wanted to take this moment, right now, to say thank you for everything and…
Family Law Mediation Program is Covid Safe!
Now with COVID 19, the already backlogged court system is growing even further behind. We have modified our mediation program to do it all by teleconference, email and mail. In addition we are accepting modifications for cases already in litigation. Whether you are contemplating divorce or need to alter an existing agreement or order, we…
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