When your marriage is ending, money becomes a very big issue. It takes money to start over and money to live – and there seldom seems to be enough to go around. Money becomes an even bigger issue, however, when one spouse is less economically stable or affluent than...
Divorce
Do you have a valid reason to request a custody modification?
Sharing custody in Massachusetts often means compromising. Everything from when parents schedule their vacations to whether they can pick up overtime at work may depend on their parenting schedule and their relationship with their co-parent. Occasionally, parents who...
Why are gray divorces on the rise?
A few decades ago, there wasn't a special term for divorces among those close to or past the age of retirement. However, they have become so common that now there are multiple terms used to describe these later-in-life divorces. A gray divorce or silver splitter...
Will you lose your marital home in a Massachusetts 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...
4 signs it’s time to divorce your spouse
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...
3 tips to help you prepare for your divorce
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...
2 ways gray divorce can be more complicated than earlier divorce
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...
A postnuptial agreement could protect you in the case of divorce
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...
When will a divorce lead to one spouse paying the other alimony?
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...
Can you still take your kids on vacation when you share custody?
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...