Some of the paperwork is like the 1A Divorce. You do still need a certified copy of the Marriage Certificate, a Complaint for Divorce under Section 1B, Record of Divorce Absolute which is a R-408 form, Military Affidavit, Financial Statement, Affidavit of Care or Custody again explaining if there have been any other court actions […]
11
Apr
If you lived in this state for one (1) year or that the reason that the marriage ended happened in Massachusetts and you lived in the state as a couple even if not for the year.
04
Apr
A 1B Divorce is more typical than the 1A. A 1A is a Joint Petition which is where everything is agreed to. A 1B is either if one spouse believes that the marriage has ended but the other spouse does not, even if both spouses believes that the marriage has ended and they are not […]
28
Mar
You will need a certified copy of your Marriage Certificate and you cannot give a photocopy. The Marriage Certificate needs to be from the Town Clerk rather than from the religious ceremony. A Separation Agreement which is like a Divorce Agreement that must meet certain requirements. There is a form called a “Joint Petition for […]
21
Mar
The court sometimes call it a 1A but it is also a Joint Petition for Divorce where both parties are co-petitioners and doing this together rather than one person being a Plaintiff and one person being a Defendant.
14
Mar
This is one where there can be a lot of different arguments about based upon the length of the marriage, whether separate property might be marital assets that were owned by a spouse prior to the marriage and therefore the spouse with those assets would argue that it is not a martial asset and it […]
07
Mar
In Massachusetts what it is called is an “Equitable Distribution State.” It means that it is not always a 50/50 division. It is called Mass General Laws Section 34 Factors. The Section 34 factors include the length of the marriage, the conduct of the parties during the marriage, the age, health, station, occupation, amount and […]
20
Oct
It is a good practice for the DCF worker to read the allegations in the screen-in piece in the 51A to you. You can request those to be read. Again, portions of that might not be but it would be advisable not to talk to DCF until you either have gotten a copy of the […]
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