Divorce can be a one-way ticket down the road to financial instability for many women, especially for those who are middle class or low-income. It can mean a loss of work hours, more time (and expense) devoted to childcare and a cold slap in the face when it comes to finding a job or finishing…
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The Real, Honest-To-Goodness Truth About Co-Parenting
I’ve recently stumbled upon a number of extremely positive articles related to the subject of co-parenting with the ex and their new (or not so new) spouse. Articles in which the author welcomes the new “other” woman into the family, thanks them for the role they play in their child’s life or sings the praises…
Odd paternity case: Twins with different fathers
(NEWSER) – In just the third such court case in the country, a New Jersey judge has ruled a man is father to one twin while another man is father to the other. The children’s mother named a man, identified as “AS,” as the father of her twin girls, born in January 2013, when she…
How to Make a Better Divorce
I often say and firmly believe it is possible to make a better divorce after a marriage. Yes, there is such a thing as a better divorce! As I wrote about recently, there are some valid reasons for divorce — yet that doesn’t make the process any less painful or challenging, especially when children are…
9 Wedding Vows Divorce Attorneys Would Write For You
Here’s how to stay out of their offices. They may not seem like die-hard romantics but divorce lawyers are surprisingly well-suited to the job of writing wedding vows. After all, they’ve seen firsthand the types of problems that can chip away at otherwise happy relationships — and know what it takes to stay out of…
Why a Good Divorce Is Better Than a Bad Marriage for Kids
Anyone who is considering divorce knows that there is a lot of research demonstrating that divorce is difficult for children. If you’re considering divorce or in the process of getting one it can seem as though researchers are shaking their fingers at you, predicting the worst for your child. As a former divorce attorney, mediator,…
9 Tips for Dividing Your 401(k) During a Divorce
Dividing a 401(k) for a divorce settlement is less painful when you know about the plan and take the right steps that ensure both people are satisfied. A 401(k) plan is marital property, just like other possessions that need to be divided. Here are nine ways you can handle assets in the plan during a…
Managing High Asset Divorces in Massachusetts
All divorces can be stressful and important to spouses facing a divorce. However, handling divorces with a high asset value has some additional inherent complexities that not all spouses, or even all attorneys, are aware of. When addressing high asset divorces, there are complicated issues that have to be addressed within alimony, property division, taxes,…
Establishing Paternity in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, the custody of a child born to unwed parents is presumed to be solely with the mother of the child, unless and until paternity of the child is established, and there is a court order regarding custody. It is important for both a mother and father to have paternity established, because without establishing…
Common Prenuptial Agreement Legal Issues
Agreements before (prenuptial) and after marriage are increasingly considered when the marital or cohabiting partners have significant differences in wealth, pension rights, family businesses, and children from previous marriages whose inheritance rights are to be secured. It is often argued that prenuptial agreements reflect a lack of trust. However, we live in a trust but…
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