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A common misconception in Massachusetts is that children can decide custody at age 14. This leads parents to try to influence or bribe the child to gain an advantage in a divorce. Legally, a child can decide which parent will get custody at age 18 when the child is an...
A successful divorce means different things to different people. To some people, it means that they beat the system and hid assets so they received more assets in the property division. To others, it means that they made their spouse suffer during the divorce...
In Massachusetts, a modification action to increase child support can be filed upon a material change of circumstances or every three years. A person receiving child support needs to know about the other parent's income or they are likely to file a modification just...
In the recent case of Ansin v. Craven-Ansin, Massachusetts established that spouses can contract with each other in limited circumstances. Known as marital agreements, postnuptial agreements, or postnups, these agreements can be used in an effort to save a marriage...
Courts deal with problems. Every case is brought because the parties have a problem that can't be solved without the assistance of a Judge. The parties should think about ways to solve the problems and propose these solutions to the Court. While most criminal cases...
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