The Best Interest of the Child Standard

When embroiled in a divorce, children play an important factor in many decisions such as child custody and child support. As these issues can greatly impact a family, our family law attorneys educate parents and soon-to-be-divorcees on how the court views these...

Unapproved Post-Divorce Agreement

In order for a divorce to be legally binding, court approval and judgment must be rendered. What happens, however, where the former spouses reach a post-divorce agreement between themselves without court approval? Do those types of agreements have any legal effect?...

Lifestyle of the Parent as a Custody Factor

Consider the following hypotheticals involving parents, children, and the lifestyle of the parents:   1. A Massachusetts judge must decide whether a parent with a history of drug addiction should have custody over the parent’s two children.   2. One parent,...