The COVID-19 / Coronavirus pandemic is a reminder to us all how important it is for you and especially your children to have an estate plan prepared, up to date and in place. Now is the time to speak with an Estate Planning Attorney. At Amaral & Associates, P.C. we offer online and remote Estate…
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Vaccination and divorce
Major decisions such as non-emergency medical treatment, counseling, school choice and religious upbringing often come up between custodial parents’ post-divorce. If only one parent has sole custody, they are able to make all the decisions and are deemed the “custodial parent”. It has become more common over the last 30 years for parents to have…
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…
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…
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