Can I Modify the Terms of My Divorce Agreement in Massachusetts? Divorce agreements are often in need of change as time goes along. People’s lives change, their needs change, their incomes change, and their schedules change. A typical reason that a divorce agreement might be modified is because the parenting schedule has to change, […]
Read MoreCan an Attorney Mediating My Divorce Represent me in the Future in Massachusetts? When someone is a mediator for spouses getting a divorce, they cannot later represent either spouse. Sometimes we will be representing someone and they’ll say “Oh, my spouse has seen the light; they want to go to mediation, can you do the […]
Read MoreHow Is An Inheritance Treated During a Divorce in Massachusetts? An inheritance in divorce is divided by the court. They have the right to divide it 50-50 or they can allocate it differently. As a general matter, if an inheritance is fairly traceable to the person that received it, then the court would not […]
Read MoreWhat happens at a Massachusetts divorce hearing? With regard to the divorce hearing, it really is a very simple process. By the time you get to the divorce hearing, everything has been decided, so what happens is your lawyer would ask you some general questions. Those questions include, when were you married? What is your name? Where […]
Read MoreWhat information do I need when preparing for a will in Massachusetts? One of the simple ways of doing a will is what we call ‘reciprocal wills’ or sometimes I refer to them as ‘I love you wills’. What that means is they’re just mirror images of each other. In that case, what happens is for […]
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