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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 […]

MODIFICATION OF DIVORCE AGREEMENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS

July 10, 2013 · by · in Alimony, Andover MA, Cambridge MA, Child Support, custody, divorce, Essex County, Family Law, Family Law Attorney, Joint Custody, Middlesex County, modification, New Massachusetts Alimony Statute, Parenting Plans, Salem MA, Worcester MA · Leave a comment

When we meet to discuss modification, the first issue I need to determine with you is whether or not the order/judgment can be modified. When a divorce agreement is prepared and submitted to the probate court for approval, once the judge approves the agreement, the question becomes, does the agreement merge or does it survive. […]