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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…
What Does a Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Do in Custody Cases and How Much Does it Cost to Hire One?
When asked to make a decision about a couple’s custody of their minor children, judges can only rely on the evidence and testimony that is presented to them in court. A judge cannot leave the bench or the courthouse to see in person what the couple’s family life is really like and to gather more evidence for himself. In addition, custody trials…
I know my spouse lied on his Financial Statement to the Court, what can I do?
Here in Massachusetts, whenever there is an issue having to do with money in the Probate and Family Courts, the Court requires the parties to each fill out a comprehensive financial statement. The Financial Statements asks for your income, assets, expenses and liabilities. It also requires you to be totally honest and truthful in your disclosure. So what happens if you know…
My spouse wants a divorce but I don’t, how do I stop it?
Short answer is – you can’t. If one party to a marriage wants a divorce, they can get it with or without the other person’s approval. If the other party doesn’t want the divorce, they can certainly make it more difficult and also it will take longer. However, at some point, they will get the divorce.
After Separating For A Long Time, Are We Automatically Divorced?
I’m asked this question a lot. I suppose there are other jurisdiction and other countries where if two married people have been separated for a long period of time, their marriage is automatically dissolved and they’re considered divorce. Here in Massachusetts, there’s no such thing. Once you are married, you are considered married until you officially file and granted a divorce. Here…
