No, you cannot "make" someone visit or spend parenting time with their children, but you can incentivize, motivate and encourage. One motivation technique or incentive Massachusetts divorce lawyers often employ is to craft the agreement, or court order such that if a...
Month: October 2018
Where Does All That Massachusetts Child Support Money Go?
You'd be surprised. A lot of people hand over a pretty big chunk of change each and every month to someone who gets it tax-free. That's right, the recipient of child support gets the money tax-free. On a related note, the person paying does not get to write it off...
How to Prepare For a Hostile Massachusetts Divorce
Every year, thousands of Massachusetts couples make the difficult decision to get a divorce. While some divorces can be a seamless transition into a new life for both partners, some divorces can be contested. Divorce settlements are routinely complicated by issues...
Massachusetts Fathers Receive 50% Parenting Time!
A first-of-its-kind study found that parenting time varies dramatically as you cross state lines. Nationwide, a father is likely to receive about 35% of parenting time. See how your state compares below.The percentages in the study reflect cases in which both parents...
Bitcoins: The Latest Innovation for Hiding Assets in Massachusetts Divorce
Trying to hide assets during a Massachusetts divorce is as old as divorce itself, and technology has started to bring concealing wealth into the modern era.Bitcoins are now the latest innovative method for potentially stashing away money so that it cannot be found...
If You Do One Thing For Your Massachusetts Kids, Plan For Your Death
Definitions of a "good Massachusetts father" are as varied as there are goodfathers, but one thing everyone agrees with is that a good father is a responsible person. A father takes care of his children and keeps, to the best of his abilities, the world around his...
Parental Guidance: 15 Things to Give Up to Be a Happy Massachusetts Parent
You want to be a happy Massachusetts parent but your countless responsibilities make this goal challenging. Don't lose hope just yet.Here is a list of 15 things that keep you from happy parenting. Read through them. Be honest with yourself. Then let them go. Allow...
Is “Phubbing” Hurting Your Massachusetts Marriage?
What Is Phubbing and Why Is It So Damaging to a Massachusetts Marriage?Phones and the social media and games and apps they contain are basically dopamine slot machines, designed to keep people scrolling, liking, commenting, email-checking, and Fortniting. The major...
Anger Management Classes in Massachusetts: What To Look For When You’re Looking for Help
Anger is a perfectly natural emotion, and a primitive one as well. It's a fight or flight response - something that our minds and bodies need in order to tell us when we're unsafe. One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to treat anger as something...
3 Pillars For Becoming A Present, Conscious Massachusetts Father For Your Children
Ask 10 people what they think a good Massachusetts father is, and you will probably get 10 different answers with some similarities. Ask those same people what they desired most from their father, and you may see a strong connection between what they desired and how...