Dover, MA
Divorce and separation Lawyer at Dover, MA
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family
The custody statutes of each state give the judge a set of factors to consider in deciding custody cases, including the following: Determining who is the primary parent, meaning the parent who was more...
See Full GuideIn the 1980s, Congress responded to growing concerns about the impoverishment of children of divorce and the increasing number of single-parent families on welfare. Congress passed child support enforc...
See Full GuideAt present, there are three primary approaches implemented by different states to determine the amount of child support. The first approach is based on percentage of income and only considers the incom...
See Full GuideMost states require the payor parent to maintain health and dental insurance for his children and to contribute to child care costs. Other states allow for these costs by deviating from their child sup...
See Full GuideIf you have children approaching college age or already in college, you will need to make provisions for the payment of these expenses. If you are the payor, you may think your child support payment sh...
See Full GuideBefore 1950, courts would routinely award the wives, or ?homemakers lifetime spousal maintenance, unless the wife had misbehaved, committed adultery, or abandoned the marriage. At that time, most marri...
See Full GuideBelow are a few things you can start to do now to preserve your right to parent your children: File first. It gives you an immediate advantage, as its the first word with the judge and can set the tone...
See Full GuideFederal law provides a right to continued health insurance coverage from plans covered by the federal ERISA. ERISA sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension and health plans in ...
See Full GuideMany people in Massachusetts are from other countries. So when a divorce becomes inevitable, both the immigrant spouse and the permanent resident spouse will have to consider how best to handle immigra...
See Full GuideA person who immigrates to the U.S. based on a marriage which is less than two years old at the time of his admission will receive conditional permanent residence. The conditional permanent residence s...
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