The answer is yes. You can have DCF involved. You can also ask the court to either have the parenting time of visitation supervised by that parent. You can also ask the court for a Motion by the court to order random drug screens, you could ask the court to order random alcohol testing, or […]
24
Mar
While technically the court doesn’t favor one spouse over the other based on who files for divorce first, the person who initiates the process can gain some advantages by setting the narrative, controlling the initial timeline, and potentially influencing the direction of negotiations by presenting their case first; however, the final outcome of the divorce […]
17
Mar
No. There is no specific time period.
10
Mar
Generally, the answer is yes but both the divorce, docket, the case files and Decree. There can be exceptions to that. The financial statements are kept separately and are NOT accessible to the public. In the courtroom the divorces are open to the public and there can be exceptions such as when DCF is involved […]
03
Mar
There is also a significant factor in terms of income sources for the parties that now would include gifts or inheritances received which were sometimes arguable before it. So, with the new Cavanagh analysis, there is a lot more that is being looked at in terms of determining how child support, alimony co-exist and the […]
24
Feb
This impacts many families in a different way in terms of how they determine or calculate alimony and child support, with a determination that judges are supposed to determine the fairness of each approach in a fashion or order that is most fair for the families. This usually involves calculating the alimony first and then […]
17
Feb
Every few years there are changes in child support. There is one where there will be a task force that is in charge of reviewing the guidelines, recommending changes and in the future continue to be addressed. There are some significant changes with the child support guidelines when they are changed every couple of years, […]
10
Feb
Massachusetts law now recognizes the unfortunate reality that abuse goes beyond just physical. It can be economic or psychological, too. With the recent 2024 amendment to the law on abuse prevention orders (aka restraining orders), Massachusetts became the seventh state in the United States to add “coercive control” to the definition of abuse, and coercive […]
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