Whether Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and SSI benefits must be shared between spouses when a marriage ends in Massachusetts is an issue that often comes up during divorce. There are two issues here: whether disability benefits need to be split...
In Massachusetts, adultery is still a legal ground for divorce. While "no fault" divorces account for the overwhelming majority of complaints for divorce in Massachusetts, there are still "fault" grounds that are plead. In such cases, if adultery is plead and proven...
Even if Massachusetts parents have joint physical custody, child support can still be ordered because the purpose of child support is to ensure the children are adequately provided for. The belief is that the children have a right to benefit from the income of both...