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Visitation with Unrelated or Step-Children
Divorce is hard. It is emotionally taxing and physically exhausting when two people who entered into a marriage decide to end it. The difficulty is exacerbated, though, when one of the parties was a step-parent and is now separated from not only their former partner, but children they’ve bonded with as well. In the state of Massachusetts, there are provisions for de…
Songs to Help You Cope with Divorce
Music is very powerful and during one of the hardest times in any family, it might make you feel less alone that perhaps someone out there understands what you’re going through. You Don’t Bring me Flowers – Barbara Streisand and Neil Diamond This song talks about the beginning of the end; when you realize that the other person no longer do those…
Custody and Child Support Laws for Unmarried Couples
Romantic relationships don’t always work out, and when children are involved, situations can become complicated. When romantic partners — whether married or not — have a child together, both parents are responsible for the child’s well-being. For unmarried parents, the circumstances of a relationship can vary significantly. Some unmarried parents are part of a committed couple who live together, while others may…
Parental Alienation
Parental alienation occurs when a child of divorcing parents becomes allies with one parent while rejecting the affection of the other parent. This form of alienation happens in divorces that are contested, and when one parent is unable to let go of their anger towards the other party. The child may even refuse to visit the other parent, who is generally the parent…
Removing Parental Rights
Removing parental rights typically is considered as a last resort to protect children. However, removal of a parent’s rights can occur in a number of different circumstances, including: When the state determines that a child is in an unsafe situation or is subject to neglect or abandonment in the family home, after reasonable efforts to work with the parents. When one parent…
Child Custody Arrangements in Massachusetts
As difficult as divorce can be on the spouses themselves, arranging child custody often becomes the hardest part. When a marriage dissolves, one of the main concerns is about how the children will be affected — not only emotionally but also how they’ll develop when traveling back and forth between separate homes. Nothing is more important to a parent than the health, welfare,…
Massachusetts Divorce and the Military
Members of the military and their families face a unique set of challenges in their service to our country. They may be forced to uproot their lives repeatedly as a service member is moved from base to base stateside, and spouses/parents may spend long periods of time away from their family due to overseas deployments. These unique challenges affect the family not…
Moving out of Massachusetts with my child
Let’s assume that you’re in a situation where you either share equal or close to equal parenting time with your child’s other parent OR you’re the primary caretaker but the other parent still has parenting time and share legal custody of your child. And for whatever reason, you now want to move away from Massachusetts and take your child with you. What…
Does the financial stability of my spouse affect child custody?
A question that I get asked very often with divorce and legal separation in Massachusetts is: “If I’m in a better financial position to take care of my child, and the other parent cannot provide for them, shouldn’t I get custody?” That question is very complex because it depends on the severity of the financial issues and the history of the family. All…
Can I Challenge or Dispute the Findings of a GAL Report?
A Guardian ad Litem (GAL) report can be disputed or challenged. If parties to a disputed custody or parenting plan action retained the services of a GAL, and the GAL report came back not as you expected, speak with your attorney about whether or not you should challenge the report and what are your chances of success. Courts do give a lot…
