Divorce cases often take months to resolve, but some situations require the court to act quickly. When an urgent issue arises during a divorce or custody dispute, a party may file an emergency motion asking the court to intervene immediately. In Massachusetts, emergency motions are designed to address situations where waiting for a regular hearing…
Child Custody & Visitation
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…
High Net Worth Divorce – What Can We Learn from the Kim Kardashian & Kanye West Divorce
Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from her husband of 7 years, rapper, Kanye West. The divorce is “amicable” and “irreconcilable differences” were stated as the reason for the breakup. What lessons can we learn from this celebrity divorce? It’s clear that even among celebrities money doesn’t always bring happiness. And this is just as…
The Legal Status of Parent Coordinators in Massachusetts- An Update
In 2014 we blogged about the legal status of Parent Coordinators in Massachusetts. The article was written just after the Supreme Judicial Court decided the case of Bower v. Bournay-Bower. However, since that decision came down in September 2014, a lot has changed. For those who do not know what a Parenting Coordinator is, a…
Creating New Holiday Traditions for Children After a Divorce
Divorce is difficult for anyone, but it can be especially difficult for children. Once parents decide to divorce, the children then have to face the reality of their parents no longer living under the same roof. This is a difficult transition for almost all children, but it can be especially difficult at the holidays. Parents…
Types of Child Custody in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, like most other states, there are two types of child custody. The first is legal custody and the other is physical custody. Legal custody is the “decision making” custody. The parent or parents who have legal custody of a child have the authority to make decisions regarding the child’s care and upbringing, such…
The Benefits of Engaging a Parenting Coordinator
A Parent Coordinator is a Family Law Attorney or mental health professional who works with families relating to child custody and parenting time, whereby the Parent Coordinator assists parents to resolve and reach agreement concerning disagreements about co-parenting, custody, and the parenting schedule. Parent Coordinators are commonly used in child custody and parenting matters in…
How to Effectively Co-Parent At the Beginning of a Divorce
When parents divorce, there can be a significant impact on the children. For divorces involving children, some judges have referred to such a divorce as a corporate reshuffling, and say that the family corporation remains the same, but has undergone some reshuffling. That is to say, the family unit continues to exist, but in a…
How to Help Your Child Emotionally Through a Divorce or Child Custody Matter
Going through a divorce or fighting over child custody is difficult and emotional for any parent, and any child. When a child realizes that their parents are breaking up, and will now live in separate houses, it can be very traumatic. This can cause a child to feel unstable and like the rug was swept…
Handling a Child Custody Case
There are not many other types of court cases that are more emotional and stressful than a child custody case. Because emotions are running high during these types of cases, parents can sometimes fall into pitfalls and traps, which can ultimately hurt their case down the road. Here are some tips for parents going through…
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