Couples going through a divorce in Massachusetts should conduct a basic annual credit health self-assessment to protect their most valuable financial assets: their good name.Review this infographic for tips to keeping tabs on your credit health. Free Credit Report:...
If you're in the early stages of the divorce process in Massachusetts, you will be asked to complete a financial statement concerning your assets/liabilities and income /expenses.These financial documents are critically important to the outcome of any divorce....
To modify a child support order in Massachusetts does not require a finding of a material change of circumstances. Rather, if there is an inconsistency between the amount of the existing order and the amount that would result from application of the Massachusetts...
Something that might seem easy but can prove to be quite daunting in some cases is valuing a couple's marital residence during a divorce in Massachusetts. Many people might assume that they can simply agree on a figure and go on about their business. However, that's...
Is a friendly Massachusetts divorce possible? The end of a marriage in Massachusetts is painful. Many times, people experience feelings of not only sadness but also of anger and bitterness, all of which can make it tough for a former couple to sustain anything that...
The Alimony Reform Act of 2011 established three types of special purpose, limited duration alimony in Massachusetts in addition to General Term Alimony.General Term Alimony is alimony paid to an economically dependent spouse and the Act sets out durational limits for...
The federal government has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Arizona Supreme Court decision on the issue of whether the Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act bars a domestic relations court from ordering indemnity for a post-judgment conversion of...
Military life can present Massachusetts families with many challenges. A service member on active duty can face long stretches of time away from home. This separation can be all the more difficult if the service member is stationed in an area of armed conflict....
Both the marriage and divorce rates in Massachusetts are among the lowest in the country, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control. Over the past decade, the state's marriage rate has gradually decreased, from 6.2 percent in 2005 to 5.6 percent in...
Snapchat in particular has become a fertile source of evidence not to be overlooked as evidence in a Massachusetts divorce.Snapchat is a photo- and video-messaging app that's different from other apps in that all photo and video messages on Snapchat (referred to as...