After decades of marriage, it’s no wonder that some Massachusetts couples feel disconnected from each other. After contending with the highs and lows that come with raising children, the loss of loved ones, and a host of other challenges, couples sometimes discover...
Month: January 2022
Massachusetts Employers Need to Better Support Employees With Disabilities
2021 was a prominent year for diversity, inclusion and equity efforts across businesses nationwide and in Massachusetts. Hybrid work not only helped with issues like workplace discrimination, but ushered in a more accessible environment for disabled workers. ...
Adoption Credit and Adoption Assistance Programs for Massachusetts Parents
Tax benefits for a Massachusetts adoption include both a tax credit for qualified adoption expenses paid to adopt an eligible child and an exclusion from income for employer-provided adoption assistance. The credit is nonrefundable, which means it's limited to your...
Your Rights in a Massachusetts Rooming House
What Is a Massachusetts Rooming House? A rooming house is a business that rents out 4 individual rooms or more in the same building. They are sometimes called boarding houses, lodging houses, or single room occupancy units (SROs). Individual renters usually have their...
Can I Break My Massachusetts Lease if I Live With Domestic Violence?
Anyone can move out and break their Massachusetts lease. But the results can be costly. Usually, You may still owe the landlord rent for some months that are left on your lease. You may have to pay a fee for breaking your lease. Your old landlord will give a bad...
How to Move on After Massachusetts Relationship Break-Up
There are many things in life that Massachusetts people wish to overcome and yet, when you look to Google, you’ll find that if you type in “How to get over,” the first option is “someone” with the second being “a breakup.” If you're trying to figure out to how to get...
15 Reasons Why Massachusetts Men Lose Their Respect for Their Wives
Many things automatically begin to happen when a woman has lost respect for her Massachusetts husband. The obvious thing to expect when respect is lost in a marriage is that both parties begin to experience communication gaps that would only increase as time...
Are You a Massachusetts Permissive Parent?
Decades of extensive research on parenting and Massachusetts parent-child relationships have resulted in establishing the concept of parenting styles. To understand what is permissive parenting, let’s begin with understanding the meaning of parenting styles for...
How Can Separate Property Become Marital Property in a Massachusetts Divorce?
Marital property, also known as marital assets, spousal assets or community property, matters when it comes to taxes , estate law and divorce. In most cases, separate property applies to the assets you owned going into a Massachusetts marriage; marital property, on...
How to Prepare for Your First Massachusetts Divorce Mediation Session
The decision to get divorced in Massachusetts is often not an easy one. But what happens when you don’t want a full-blown series of court cases surrounding this experience? Rather than seeking divorce advice from your friends and a DIY solution, you can turn to...