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.
Infographic: Review Your Credit Report During Your Massachusetts Divorce
Why a Lifestyle Analysis Is Important For Divorcing Women in Massachusetts
How to Modify Child Support in Massachusetts
How Do I Value My Marital Home During a Massachusetts Divorce
A Friendly Massachusetts Divorce: Is it Possible?
Alimony in Massachusetts: Three Alternatives to General Term Alimony
Don't Let Your Son or Daughter Leave for College Without Signing These Important Documents
Upon reaching the age of 18, your child is an adult, and laws such as HIPAA or Massachusetts confidentiality laws provide total protection of his or her privacy. Even if you are paying for your adult child's tuition and/or living expenses, your son or daughter is entitled to medical and financial privacy.
Conversion of Military Retirement to VA Disability Payments Under Review by US Supreme Court
For Massachusetts Military Families Challenges Can Start When Deployment Ends
Infographic: Marriage and Divorce Rates in Massachusetts
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 2014. The divorce rate, on the other hand, has increased, from 2.2 percent to 2.7 percent over that same period.
Snapchat as Evidence in a Massachusetts Divorce
Snapchat in particular has become a fertile source of evidence not to be overlooked as evidence in a Massachusetts divorce.
The Timing of Your Massachusetts Divorce Could Impact Your Social Security Benefit
The Social Security system permits a divorced person in Massachusetts who is eligible for social security benefits to receive the greater of (a) a calculation based on 100% of his/her earned benefit amount, or (b) provided the parties were married for at least ten years, the claimant has not remarried, and the spouse is at least 62 years old, a calculation based on 50% of his/her ex-spouse's earned benefit amount.
Cohabitating Couples in Massachusetts Need Clear Agreements
Massachusetts does not recognize any rights for a couple that cohabit. This means that if you are in an unmarried relationship and it fails, you do not have the right to separate support, alimony, property division or claim for loss of consortium. Also, Massachusetts does not recognize "common law marriage".
