Arrive on time. Many times, people do not give enough time to find parking, to go through medal detectors, it might not take a cell phone; which in most courts they do not allow, and you may have to go back to the car. So, giving yourself plenty of time this is very important you […]
18
Jun
The spouse paying alimony has been able to deduct the amount paid on his/her tax return and the spouse receiving it must report as income. However, for future divorce actions beginning in 2019 the spouse paying the alimony will not be able to deduct it and spouse receiving it will not have to report alimony […]
11
Jun
Can I negotiate to give my spouse custody in exchange for no child support? Massachusetts you are not able to legally waive custody in exchange for child support in almost all cases. There is an exception if there is an adoption by a step-parent. Generally, child support considers the child not the parents. In addition, […]
04
Jun
Generally, Massachusetts does not have jurisdiction until the child has been living there for a least 6 months. There are exceptions; including if there is a present danger, the child’s safety or well being or the safeguard of the child, but generally 6 months.
28
May
If the parents are unmarried, the mother has the sole, legal and physical custody of the child until the Court orders otherwise. However, if the parents are married, both parties share legal custody of the child and have equal rights to parenting time until the Court orders otherwise; or they agree to custody or parenting […]
21
May
There has been some controversy and there have been arguments in some cases, military veterans maybe able to avoid convictions for driving under the influence because of the recognition of the impact being in the military. The SJC in Massachusetts made that determination where there are very limited exceptions for returning military members where judges […]
14
May
In recent years, there has been a lot of controversy regarding bail decisions; particularly, to people who have limited resources. More recently the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court; which is the highest court in Massachusetts, said that bail should factor in whether the criminal defendant has less money and what the risk of having a bail […]
07
May
I was Divorced some time ago and I am unhappy now with what occurred in terms of a settlement. Can I make changes now? That depends. There are parts of the Agreement that survive; which means they can not be changed and that typically consists of divisions of assets, such as a house […]
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