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Your Adult Children and Your Divorce
Even adult children can struggle when their parents’ divorce. You can help them by keeping communication open, avoiding putting them in the middle, and encouraging them to seek emotional support. Treat them like adults, but don’t rely on them for your own counseling. When you think about divorce and children, you probably picture young… Read More »
Collaborative Divorce: Putting Your Children First
Collaborative Divorce in Massachusetts offers a child-centered, team-supported process that helps to reduce conflict, maintain stability, and prioritize your children’s emotional and developmental needs, especially during the holidays or when a child has special needs. With guidance from a trained coach and flexible, goal-focused planning, you can create smoother transitions through your divorce and… Read More »
Effective Communication with Your Mediator During Your Divorce
Successful Mediation depends on honesty, transparency, and open communication. Be upfront about your concerns, stay focused on solutions instead of “winning,” and remember that your mediator is a neutral facilitator, not an advocate for either side. You should prepare emotionally because Mediation can stir unexpected feelings. Tip # 1 – Be Honest and Transparent… Read More »
Getting Divorced During the Holidays
The holidays are one of the hardest times for families going through divorce. The key to making it easier for both parents and children is early communication, clear expectations, and flexibility. Avoid last-minute plans, put your children’s experience first, and remember to care for yourself throughout the holidays. Divorce changes family traditions, but it… Read More »
Why Do I Need an Attorney for My Divorce?
While you can represent yourself in a divorce, doing so comes with major risks. Divorce involves complex legal issues around assets, children, and property. Without an attorney, you could make costly mistakes, losing money from retirement accounts, misfiling paperwork, or crafting vague parenting plans that create future conflict. An experienced divorce lawyer helps protect… Read More »
Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines Are Changing
Massachusetts updates its child support guidelines every four years to keep payments fair and current with financial realities. With new changes expected this fall, parents should review how the updates may affect their situation, as existing orders do not adjust automatically. Consult an attorney, run the numbers, and stay informed to make the best… Read More »
Inheritance and Divorce: 5 Keys in a Massachusetts Divorce
In a Massachusetts divorce, inherited assets are not automatically protected. Judges consider factors like the length of the marriage, when the inheritance was received, whether the funds were commingled with marital assets, and each spouse’s contributions to determine if an inheritance should be divided. Inheritance is a complex, case-by-case issue with no single rule…. Read More »
Sharing Halloween Responsibilities When You’re Divorced in Massachusetts
Halloween is one of the most exciting nights of the year for kids — costumes, candy, and the thrill of trick-or-treating. But for divorced or separated parents, it can raise some tricky questions: Who takes the children out? What if both parents want to go? How do you handle Halloween when it isn’t specifically… Read More »
Does an Affair Matter in a Divorce?
Infidelity rarely changes the legal outcome of a divorce, property division and custody are usually unaffected unless marital funds have been used on the paramour. However, an affair can deeply impact the emotions during the divorce process. It can strain co-parenting, influence family relationships, and complicate the divorce journey. Choosing a respectful process like… Read More »
Prying Eyes: Can You Keep Your Divorce Private?
Divorce filings in Massachusetts are public records, meaning your separation agreement and case details can be accessed by anyone. While you can’t make your divorce fully private, choosing Mediation or Collaborative Divorce helps keep personal matters out of the courtroom. Smart legal drafting can further protect sensitive information. Full privacy through court-sealed records is… Read More »