Category Probate Court of MA

Client Review

May 26, 2015 · by · in Divorce Attorney MA, Essex County Divorce, family law attorney ma, middlesex County Divorce, Probate Court of MA, worcester ma divorce attorney · Leave a comment

Thank you Ms. A for your kind words.  It was truly a pleasure representing you. 5.0 stars Posted by a Probate client on Dec 13, 2013 Exemplary!! I originally went to Attorney Byers for advice and representation on a probate matter. I was quite shaken up at the time and wasn’t sure there was even a […]

Contempt Cases in Massachusetts

February 23, 2015 · by · in contempts, Divorce Attorney MA, Essex County Divorce, Essex County Paternity, family law attorney ma, Law Office of Philip J. Byers, middlesex County Divorce, Middlesex County Paternity, Probate Court of MA, worcester ma divorce attorney · Leave a comment

Are you familiar with the laws regarding contempt of a court order from the Massachusetts Probate Court?  I invite you to view my website for more information, or call my office for a consultation to discuss your unique situation.

Paternity Laws in Massachusetts

February 17, 2015 · by · in Divorce Attorney MA, Essex County Paternity, family law attorney ma, Law Office of Philip J. Byers, Middlesex County Paternity, paternity cases in MA, Probate Court of MA · Leave a comment

Are you familiar with the paternity laws in Massachusetts.  I invite you to look at my website for more information or call me for an initial consultation to discuss your unique situation.

Child Support in Massachusetts

February 16, 2015 · by · in child custody, Child Support, family law attorney ma, Joint Custody, Law Office of Philip J. Byers, paternity cases in MA, Probate Court of MA, Sole Custody · Leave a comment

Are you familiar with child support laws in Massachusetts?  I invite you to look at my website for information or call me to schedule a consultation to review the specifics of your unique situation.

Modification of Alimony in Massachusetts

February 12, 2015 · by · in alimony attorney, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Andover MA Divorce Attorney, Cambridge MA Divorce Attorney, Essex County Divorce, Law Office of Philip J. Byers, middlesex County Divorce, Probate Court of MA, Spousal Support in MA, Worcester county alimony · Leave a comment

Are you thinking of modifying your alimony obligation?  Or, are you concerned that your former spouse will try to modify alimony that you are currently receiving?  If you answered yes to either one of these questions, please take a look at my website for information, at Law Office of Philip J. Byers, or call today […]

Terminating Alimony Following a Long Term Marriage in Massachusetts

January 5, 2015 · by · in Andover MA Divorce Attorney, Cambridge MA Divorce Attorney, Essex County Divorce, Law Office of Philip J. Byers, long-term marriage, MA Family Law Attorney, New Massachusetts Alimony Statute, Post Divorce Modification, Probate Court of MA · Leave a comment

If you have read some of my earlier Word Press articles 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 […]

HOLIDAYS AND PARENTING PLANS

December 8, 2014 · by · in Andover, Cambridge MA, child custody, Child Support, Divorce Attorney MA, Essex County, family law attorney ma, MA Divorce Attorney, MA Family Law Attorney, Middlesex County, Probate Court of MA · Leave a comment

Being in the Essex and Middlesex Probate Courts last week and seeing the lines going out the door reminded me that sharing time with your children during the holidays is easier said than done. The probation departments are overflowing with distressed moms and dads, either armed with lawyers or not, waiting to meet with the […]

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 […]