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Key Takeaways Child support does not always end at age 18. Many parents assume child support automatically stops when a child turns eighteen, but New Hampshire law provides that support may continue beyond a child's eighteenth birthday in certain circumstances....
Key Takeaways Credibility can decide important family law issues. When spouses or parents give conflicting accounts, a Maine family court judge may need to determine which testimony is more reliable before deciding issues involving children, finances, or other...
Key Takeaways Living outside Massachusetts does not automatically prevent you from seeking custody here. The critical question is usually not where you live, but whether a Massachusetts court has legal authority to decide the custody dispute under the Uniform Child...
The Massachusetts Appeals Court issued an important decision on September 15, 2026, addressing what happens when a prenuptial agreement signed decades ago collides with changes in Massachusetts divorce law that occurred years later. In Liz L. v. Ursel U., No....
Key Takeaways A quiet divorce is not a legal divorce. The term generally describes spouses who remain legally married while living largely separate emotional, financial, or personal lives, sometimes under the same roof. Living separately does not necessarily end the...
Key Takeaways Cryptocurrency can be divided in a Connecticut divorce. Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, and other digital assets may constitute property that the court can consider when assigning property in a divorce under Connecticut General Statutes § 46b-81....
Selling or Refinancing the Family Home in a Maine Divorce Key Takeaways The family home does not automatically have to be sold. In a Maine divorce, the spouses may sell the home, or the court may award it to one spouse or allow one spouse to live there for a period of...
Key Takeaways Parental alienation can affect custody. Rhode Island courts consider each parent's willingness and ability to foster a close and continuing relationship between the child and the other parent when determining what serves the child's best interests. The...
Grandparents Visitation Rights in New Hampshire Key Takeaways Grandparents do not have an automatic right to visitation. Although grandparents often play an important role in a child's life, New Hampshire law does not guarantee visitation simply because a grandparent...
How to Enforce a Connecticut Family Court Order Key Takeaways Court orders carry legal obligations. Once a Connecticut family court enters an order concerning child support, alimony, custody, parenting time, property, or another issue, the parties must follow it...