by Jay | Sep 26, 2022 | Family Law
When trust in a marital relationship is broken, it may be tempting to record and spy on the activities of your spouse in the hope that it might give you an advantage during divorce. It’s easy to assume that hard evidence of adultery may give you an upper hand in...
by Jay | Sep 14, 2022 | Family Law
Court-ordered alimony payments in Massachusetts are a legal obligation, which the paying ex-spouse must abide by unless they obtain an alimony modification order from the court. But if your ex has been repeatedly failing to make the alimony payments awarded to you,...
by Jay | Sep 1, 2022 | Family Law
The goal of spousal support or alimony is to provide financial security to the lower-earning spouse, to make sure their quality of life doesn’t suffer drastically at the end of a marriage. The court can order one spouse to pay alimony to the other or the couple...
by Jay | Aug 19, 2022 | Family Law
Many people mistakenly assume that divorce is easier when the couple has only been married for a few years versus when they have been together for decades. Well, that’s not true. Timing is not really the factor that makes a divorce less or more complicated, but...
by Jay | Aug 4, 2022 | Family Law
One of the most commonly asked questions about Massachusetts divorce cases is whether a minor child’s preference can impact the custody decision in any way. The short answer is: it depends. While a child’s preference is certainly a factor that the court...
by Jay | Jul 20, 2022 | Family Law
Your credit score is probably the last thing on your mind when you’re planning for or are in the middle of a divorce. You may struggle to manage your debt during and after divorce, maybe you missed a couple of credit card payments because of being too busy...
