It is important to understand what can and cannot be modified after the parties agree to a divorce by way of using a Separation Agreement.  There are some things that can always be modified and there are some things that cannot. Any part of your Separation Agreement having to do with minor or unemancipated children, can always be modified.  This includes child…

A Final Hearing for divorce occurs as a last step in either an uncontested divorce or when the parties reach a full settlement in a contested divorce.  It is a hearing in front of  a Probate and Family Court judge where the judge asks both parties a series of questions to make sure that they really want the divorce. Sometimes the judge…

A Separation Agreement, contrary to its name, is not an agreement to separate.  It should be more appropriately called a Divorce Agreement since it is the final product of an uncontested divorce or a contested divorce that has been resolved through settlement and negotiations. A Separation Agreement is a contract binding on both parties to a divorce.  It instructs the parties on…

If the parties cannot cooperate in order to file for an Uncontested Divorce, then the only other option is to file for a Contested Divorce.  A contested divorce is when one party files for a divorce and starts a law suit against the other party. A contested divorce starts with the filing of a Complaint for Divorce.  After you pay the court…