Category Divorce Attorney

Client Review

November 23, 2015 · by · in Andover MA Divorce Attorney, Cambridge MA Divorce Attorney, child custody, Child Support, contested divorce, divorce, Divorce Attorney, Divorce Attorney MA, Essex County Divorce, Family Law Attorney, family law attorney ma, Law Office of Philip J. Byers, MA Divorce Attorney, MA Family Law Attorney, middlesex County Divorce, Parenting Plans, Parenting Time, salem ma divorce attorney, Uncategorized, worcester ma divorce attorney · Leave a comment

Thank you Dan, it was a pleasure representing you. http://philipjbyers.com/ 5.0 stars Posted by Dan on May 9, 2013 I love this man. He is absolutely the best! I wish he could take care of all my legal needs. My girls were taken out of state by their mother. She said they were never coming back. […]

RESTRICTIONS ON RIGHTS OF GAYS TO MARRY IN PENNSYLVANIA SWEPT AWAY

May 29, 2014 · by · in American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Andover MA, Cambridge MA, Divorce Attorney, Divorce Attorney MA, Essex County, Family Law Attorney, Gay Marriage, Law Office of Philip J. Byers, LGBT, MA, MA Divorce Attorney, MA Family Law Attorney, Middlesex County, Probate Court of MA, Salem MA, Same Sex Marriage, United States Supreme Court · Leave a comment

Noted in this brief article in the New York Times, Pennsylvania’s being the last state in the Northeast and the 19th state in the U.S. to recognize the rights of Gays and Lesbians to marry.  There was a time when Jim Crow laws in the South and segregation throughout our country was pervasive.  During the […]

Alimony Trends

April 14, 2014 · by · in Alimony, Andover MA, Cambridge MA, divorce, Divorce Attorney, Divorce Attorney MA, Divorce Trials, Essex County, Family Law, Family Law Attorney, Law Office of Philip J. Byers, Middlesex County, modification, New Massachusetts Alimony Statute, Post Divorce Modification, Salem MA, Spousal Support in MA · Leave a comment

I am pleased to announce that I am now the Liaison Officer for National Alimony Trends for the National Committee of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

New Year

January 1, 2014 · by · in Andover MA, Cambridge MA, Divorce Attorney, Divorce Attorney MA, Essex County, Family Law Attorney, Holidays, Law Office of Philip J. Byers, Middlesex County, New Year, Philip J. Byers, Salem MA, Worcester MA · Leave a comment

Happy, healthy New Year to all of you from all of us.

Part 4: Preparing for a Divorce Trial in Massachusetts

October 10, 2013 · by · in Alimony, Andover MA, Cambridge MA, Child Support, Divorce Attorney, Divorce Attorney MA, Divorce Trials, Essex County, Family Law, Family Law Attorney, Joint Custody, Middlesex County, New Massachusetts Alimony Statute, Parenting Plans, Parenting Time, paternity, Salem MA, Sole Custody, Worcester MA · Leave a comment

QUESTION 4: What will it cost? Some people are resolute about what they believe they want as an outcome, rejecting alternative solutions [mediation v. litigation], and seem determined to have their day in court. Difficulties can sometimes arise, however, due to the cost of trial. The cost of litigation is something that you have to […]

Part 3: Preparing for a Divorce Trial in Massachusetts

October 2, 2013 · by · in Andover MA, Cambridge MA, Divorce Attorney, Divorce Trials, Essex County, Family Law Attorney, Middlesex County, Salem MA, Uncategorized · Leave a comment

QUESTION 3: Who prepares the trial? An attorney who represents you in a well prepared trial is like a conductor of a symphony or a director of a movie. The attorney’s role is to put the pieces of the puzzle together in a presentation through testimony and exhibits that will be comprehensible by the judge […]

Part 2: Preparing for a Divorce Trial in Massachusetts

September 25, 2013 · by · in Alimony, Andover MA, Cambridge MA, Child Support, custody, divorce, Divorce Attorney, Divorce Trials, Essex County, Family Law, Family Law Attorney, Grounds for Divorce, Joint Custody, MA, Middlesex County, New Massachusetts Alimony Statute, Parenting Plans, Parenting Time, Post Divorce Modification, Salem MA, Sole Custody · Leave a comment

QUESTION 2: How does one prepare for trial? The trial is a presentation of evidence through witnesses’ testimony, sometimes by testimony presented via deposition transcripts, either audio/visual or transcript, and the presentation of documents and other physical evidence as exhibits. A trial, if done properly, is a highly technical, arduous exercise, where good trial lawyers, […]

Massachusetts Divorce Trials

September 17, 2013 · by · in ADR- Alternative Dispute Resolution, Andover MA, Cambridge MA, Child Support, custody, divorce, Divorce Attorney, Divorce Trials, Essex County, Family Law Attorney, Joint Custody, mediation, Middlesex County, Parenting Plans, Parenting Time, Salem MA, Worcester MA · Leave a comment

SERIES: YOUR DIVORCE WILL NOT SETTLE, SO THE JUDGE ASSIGNS YOU TO TRIAL There are certain cases that I get every year in which the parties are so intransient and emotionally dug in, that the divorce will not settle. These are the cases that usually involve one of the following: sole physical and/or sole legal […]

Child Support- Massachusetts

August 22, 2013 · by · in Andover MA, Cambridge MA, Child Support, children, custody, divorce, Divorce Attorney, Essex County, Family Law, Family Law Attorney, Joint Custody, Middlesex County, Parenting Plans, Parenting Time, Salem MA, Sole Custody, Worcester MA · Leave a comment

Child support is an issue that has received a great deal of attention and revamping in the last two decades. Whether you are the person who pays or will receive payment, you will want to understand this important issue. The federal government, in order to bring the states into line on the child support issue, […]

New Website- Philip J. Byers

August 14, 2013 · by · in 209A, Alimony, Andover, Andover MA, appeals, Cambridge MA, Child Support, children, cohabitation, contempts, current events, custody, divorce, Divorce Attorney, DOMA, Equal Rights, Essex County, Family Law, Family Law Attorney, Grandchildren, Grounds for Divorce, Joint Custody, MA, mediation, Middlesex County, modification, New Massachusetts Alimony Statute, Parenting Plans, Parenting Time, paternity, Post Divorce Modification, Salem MA, Sole Custody, United States Supreme Court, Worcester MA · Leave a comment

We are very proud of our new website http://www.philipjbyers.com and hope you will view it and let us know what you think. We especially want to thank Dr. Aaron Pollock, draaronpollock@gmail.com, who designed and implemented it for us. He did an AMAZING job and was a pleasure to work with!