Your Choice of Venue in Seeking a 209A Abuse Prevention Order in Massachusetts
Nov 20, 2014
In a recent slip opinion decision by the Massachusetts Appeals Court in the case of M.B. vs. J.B., No. 13-P-204, the appeals court clarified the venue provisions of M.G.L. c. 209A. Your Choice of Venu...
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COLLECTING CHILD SUPPORT IN MASSACHUSETTS
Jun 09, 2012
Massachusetts General Laws Ch. 215 sec 34(a) provides that upon a finding of contempt of a court order to pay child support as ordered, the party bringing suit to enforce the Courts order is entitled t...
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PRESERVING PARENTING RIGHTS
Sep 26, 2011
PRESERVING PARENTING RIGHTS
In Massachusetts, non-custodial parents who choose not to exercise court ordered parenting time cannot be held in contempt for not exercising their parenting rights under...
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The Cyber Public Square
Jun 21, 2011
THE CYBER PUBLIC SQUARE
If you have any concern that you are in a relationship that could end in divorce or a custody battle over where your children live and with whom, my advice to you is to close...
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ADDRESSING NON-PROBATE ASSETS IN SIMPLE ESTATE PLANNING
Apr 18, 2011
When I first began drafting wills for clients fifteen years ago, I thought paragraphs confirming the intention of the testator relative to non-probate assets like joint bank/investment accounts was a c...
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Dissipation of Marital Assets as a Theory of Recovery in Divorce
Mar 22, 2011
Upon the filing of a complaint for divorce by the Plaintiff and the service of same upon the Defendant spouse, an automatic property restraining order is imposed upon the martial estate pursuant to Rul...
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Do I Have to Leave the Marital Residence Once I File a Complaint for Divorce in Massachusetts?
Feb 20, 2011
Do I have to leave the marital residence once I file a Complaint for Divorce in Massachusetts?
The simple answer is: no.
The mere filing of a complaint for divorce does not obligate either spouse to l...
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