Spousal privilege. Marital conversation disqualification. Marital confidentiality. Spousal immunity. Folks use this mishmash of legal terms interchangeably and wrongly. Based on movies and other popular culture, people have a vague notion about what spouses can or...
Letters rogatory are a useful means divorce attorneys use to access offshore information. They can also secure a witness’ testimony in another state or foreign country. This post examines how letters rogatory can be an effective discovery device in a family law...
Wednesday, January 22: Which U.S. presidents divorced before taking office? President Donald Trump and former president Ronald Reagan were both divorced before taking office. Former president Ronald Reagan was the United States’ first divorced president. Reagan and...
As divorce attorneys, we stay aware of cases where family law intersects with other legal areas, including tort law. A recent case addressed an issue of legal malpractice that stemmed from a prenuptial agreement. Background: In the case Greenspun v. Boghosian, the...
A wife or husband in the process of a divorce will engage a forensic accountant, broadly speaking, to find all of the marriage’s assets and liabilities and to organize these into a clear, accurate presentation. Thus, the decision on whether to hire a forensic...
You file a petition for divorce and work through the divorce process. Then, after the judge issues the judgement, you seek to appeal an aspect of your divorce. You realize that an appeal of a divorce judgment does not stop the required ninety day period. It also does...
Imagine: Five years ago, you married your spouse in Massachusetts. During this time, you had two children, shared a marital home, had a business together, and shared countless other assets. You have decided on filing for divorce, but things have gotten a bit...
In Massachusetts, when a parent separates their partner, they may not agree about how they will handle the various circumstances that arise when raising their child. Because of this, either party (or both) parties may ask a Massachusetts judge to write an order asking...
Divorce can inevitably become a very stressful period in a person’s life. As emotions run high and become all-consuming, many parties do not realize that financial mistakes can be made during a divorce. This article will discuss some of the financial errors your...
Increasingly in our global society, legal issues of an international scope arise in family law cases. A recent appellate case dealt with one. In Ravasizadeh v. Niakosari, the Massachusetts Appeals Court decided for the first time an issue regarding enforceability of a...