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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 […]

LANDMARK SJC DECISION INVOLVING THE RIGHTS OF A NON BIOLOGICAL PARTY TO DECLARE HERSELF THE PRESUMPTIVE PARENT OF A CHILD

October 4, 2016 · by · in Andover MA Divorce Attorney, Cambridge MA Divorce Attorney, Divorce Attorney MA, DOMA, Equal Rights, Essex County Divorce, Family Law Attorney, Gay Marriage, GLAD, Joint Custody, Law Office of Philip J. Byers, Same Sex Custody Cases, Same Sex Marriage, SJC of Massachusetts · Leave a comment

A historical and remarkable decision has been issued today by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, entitled Karen Partanen v. Julie Gallagher, posted October 4, 2016, authored by Justice Lenk which addresses the legally enforceable rights of a non biological person in a same sex relationship in the midst of litigating the respective rights to the […]

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

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 […]