Divorce

People say that home is where the heart is, but for many married couples in Massachusetts, it is also where most of the marital wealth resides. You and your spouse have probably made mortgage payments for years, if not decades, during your marriage. The more you have...

There are all kinds of issues that may arise during your marriage, but most of them won’t be serious enough to have the potential to lead to a divorce. That said, there are some signs that your marriage is headed for rocky times and that a divorce might be in your...

At the start of each new year, there are often many divorces. People want to have a fresh start, so it makes sense that January, and the months of late winter and early spring, are filled with people looking to divorce. Since the 1990s, divorce rates in Massachusetts...

Any divorce can be a messy and disruptive process. Some people will actually delay divorcing for years because they don't want to divorce while their children are still minors. Others will only realize after their children leave home how much they have grown apart...

Many people refuse to talk to their fiancés or fiancées about a prenuptial agreement because they don’t think that it is polite or kind. They may feel that it would offend their partner, so they go into their marriage without that protection. If you would rather wait...

Money and personal property are often sources of disagreements during a divorce. Spouses may both want to keep the same assets and may not agree about what is the most appropriate and fair way to divide them. As if property division wasn't acrimonious enough, many...

Shared custody or co-parenting changes the relationship with your children. For starters, you likely no longer cohabitate with them every day. You may go a week or longer between visits. If you and your ex can't agree to cooperative parenting, you may have to divide...

Becoming engaged and planning your wedding should be one of the happiest times of your lives. You are preparing to celebrate your love in front of all those close to you, and you get to look forward to spending the rest of your life with your partner and, perhaps,...

Prenuptial agreements are not just for extremely wealthy people. Everyone who is planning to enters into a marriage should consider the value of having a prenuptial agreement.  Some people are reticent to discuss the topic with their fiancees simply because it...

Getting divorced when you have kids is stressful and even frightening. You may have heard stories about parents who wind up completely cut off from their children as a result of a contentious divorce. If you worry that you might lose out on important time with your...