1. Meet Residency Requirements You must have lived in Massachusetts for at least one year, or the cause of the divorce must have occurred in Massachusetts while you both lived there. 2. Choose the Type of Divorce Uncontested (1A): Both spouses agree on all terms....
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Immigration and the Validity of Foreign Divorces
People who immigrate to this country while they are married will sometimes decide to divorce their spouse just as many American citizens decide to divorce their spouses. Since they were married in their birth country they frequently return to the birth country for a...
After divorce update your estate plan and survivor provisions for assets
A divorce judgment will allocate assets between the spouses. This property division will address all assets owned by either party or both party without regard to the title prior to the divorce. In many instances the final judgment will allow some or all assets to be...
Massachusetts allows remote notarization of documents during the Covid-19 emergency
Massachusetts is still suffering from Corvid-19 (Coronavirus) and all citizens are suppose to follow social distancing rules. Businesses are permitted to open but must maintain social distancing and limit the number of people in an office. People still have the need...
How to communicate with your ex by email and text
After a couple separate or divorce they will need to communicate with each other on many issues. This is particularly true if there are children as the couple will still be parents and need to cooperate for the rest of their lives. Divorce attorneys generally...
How to make property division in a divorce easier
There is no greater waste of money in a divorce than fighting over division of small personal property owned by a couple. The attorney fees spent to argue over beds, sofas, kitchen table, tvs, and other household items usually exceed the value of the items. A dining...
My spouse married me to get a green card. Can I get an annulment?
A green card is a nickname for authorization from the United States Government for an immigrant to live in the United States permanently. In the past, an immigrant who married a U.S. Citizen could apply for permanent residency.1 When a citizen concludes that their...
Has your spouse run away?
An entertainment company is creating a documentary TV series for a cable network about individuals with a significant other (a spouse OR a long-term boyfriend/ girlfriend) who has run away and is no longer in touch (ie: "disappeared" or "gone missing"). The company is...
Smart homes and divorce
People now have the ability to interact with their homes in a way that wasn't even imagined ten years ago. We now have the ability to control things when we are away from our homes. We can turn lights and appliances on and off. We can change the temperature in the...
In Massachusetts you can’t sue for fraudulent inducement to marry
What do you do if you find out that your spouse lied to induce you to marry? What do you do if your spouse married you just to get your money? What do you do if your spouse lied to get you to marry for immigration status? What if you find out your marriage was based...
