Category Divorce Trials

5.0 Star Review of Client

April 20, 2017 · by · in Andover MA Divorce Attorney, Cambridge MA Divorce Attorney, child custody, Child Support Mediation, contested divorce, Divorce Attorney MA, Divorce Trials, Essex County Divorce, Essex County Paternity, family law attorney ma, Family Law Mediation, Gay Marriage, Joint Custody, Litigation Attorney, MA Family Law Attorney, Mediation Attorney, Mediation in Massachusetts, middlesex County Divorce, paternity cases in MA, Post Divorce Modification, salem ma divorce attorney, Same Sex Custody Cases, Sole Custody · Leave a comment

5.0 stars Posted by Niall on May 8, 2013 A good man, person and excellent attorney I have know Atty. Philip Byers personally and professionally for many years. He handled my divorce proceedings in a most professional manner. During the preliminary proceedings, he had provided the opposing counsel with a separation agreement that was both […]

Same Sex Marriage

January 18, 2015 · by · in Andover MA Divorce Attorney, Cambridge MA Divorce Attorney, Divorce Attorney MA, Divorce Trials, Essex County Divorce, Family Law Attorney, family law attorney ma, Gay Marriage, Law Office of Philip J. Byers, LGBT, MA Divorce Attorney, MA Family Law Attorney, middlesex County Divorce, New Massachusetts Alimony Statute, Post Divorce Modification, Salem MA, Same Sex Marriage, United States Supreme Court, Worcester county alimony · Leave a comment

I will be participating in preparing briefs on behalf of the amicus committee for the AAML for the oral arguments in D.C. for this VERY exciting case. @nytimes http://t.co/yJP2GHDlvb #divorce # familylaw

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

UPDATES REGARDING THE ALIMONY REFORM ACT

January 7, 2014 · by · in Alimony, Andover MA, Cambridge MA, Divorce Attorney MA, Divorce Trials, Essex County, Family Law Attorney, Law Office of Philip J. Byers, Middlesex County, New Massachusetts Alimony Statute, Post Divorce Modification, Salem MA, Spousal Support in MA, Worcester MA · Leave a comment

If you have read some of my earlier blogs describing the Alimony Reform Act of 2011, you are aware that Massachusetts, with the enactment of this legislation, limited the duration of alimony for short-term and mid-term marriages, and designated an age at which the payor would be released from the obligation of spousal support. The […]

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 […]