How to legally change a name on a birth certificate

You must file a petition for change of name in the Probate and Family Court in the county where you live. In addition to filing the petition for...

Modifying a divorce agreement

The several most common are described in the Modification section of the Child Support Guidelines and are as follows: there is a difference...

Turnaround time on Certified Certificate of Divorce Absolute in Middlesex County

A divorce will be final ninety days after the Judge issues a divorce decree which is called a decree nisi. After this waiting period, the Court...

You did not mention if your divorce will be contested or non-contested. Non-contested is the "easier" and "quickest" way to get a divorce. How...

A court order, like a settlement agreement, will generally specify the time and manner in which the property may be retrieved. If either spouse...

Can i be held in contempt or arrested for not attending a divorce case management conference?

You should contact the court and fill out a Motion to Continue the divorce case management conference. Additionally, you or your attorney (if you...

Can my soon to be ex spouse sell the marital home

The automatic restraining order provision contained in probate court rule 411 applies to both parties in the case. It applies to the plaintiff...

Legal grandparents rights

Grandparents do not always have the right to go to court to seek visitation of their grandchildren. Grandparents cannot seek a court order allowing...

If the mother for whatever reason cuz she hates me doesnt want me in his life am i still obligated to pay support

The focus of child support is the child and not the paying parent. If you have acknowledged Paternity voluntarily or was adjudicated the Father by...

What’s the story with alimony?

Alimony is determined by G.L c. 208, §§ 34 and 48-55 which lists the factors a judge must consider in awarding alimony and when alimony can be...