Ways to Increase Parenting Time After a Massachusetts Divorce
Automatic Restraining Orders During a Massachusetts Divorce
How to Make the Most of Supervised Parenting Time in Massachusetts
In some of many cases, the time that a parent spends with their children is modified by requiring third party supervision.
Tax Deduction for Legal Fees Regarding Alimony/Spousal Support in a Massachusetts Divorce
Generally, you cannot deduct legal fees for divorce, custody and other related matters for a Massachusetts divorce. However, the IRS permits a deduction for the legal advice you received from your lawyer relating to alimony/spousal support.
Can Your Spouse Obtain Your Medical/Therapy Records in a Massachusetts Divorce?
Marital Home Tax Issues in a Massachusetts Divorce
When both spouses use the marital home as their primary residence in Massachusetts for two out of the last five years prior to the time of the sale of the residence, each spouse may take up to $250,000 as an exclusion of any potential gain when the property is sold.
Military Pension Clauses: Fixed Dollar vs. Fixed Percentage
Often a Massachusetts military client will ask the lawyer to find out the best way to divide a retired pay so that the former spouse receives as little as possible. This client is specifically requesting that a fixed dollar be awarded to the former spouse.
Requests for Admissions: An Underutilized Tool in a Massachusetts Divorce
Requests for admission are very valuable yet underutilized tool in a Massachusetts Divorce. They're one of the best techniques to create admissible evidence for summary judgment and trial.
Massachusetts Alimony Reform and Cohabitation
Under the Massachusetts Alimony Reform Act, if a spouse who receives alimony begins to cohabitate with another person, then alimony may be modified or terminated under the new law.
In a Massachusetts Divorce, Who Pays the Attorney Fees?
A Massachusetts divorce has many costs, not the least of which are the attorney fees incurred by each party. But it's not always the incurring party who has to foot his or her attorney's bills.
Hiding Assets, Spending, and Dissipation in a Massachusetts Divorce
Marital asset dissipation is an issue during a Massachusetts divorce when one spouse has given away or transferred or mismanaged marital property.
Men Without Full-Time Jobs Are 33% More Likely to Divorce
What causes marriages to crumble in Massachusetts? Each couple is a little different of course, but are there specific work and financial pressures that seem to have a bigger effect on the soundness of any given union than another?
Parenting Plans for Parents Who Don't Share Same Religion
