Depending upon your divorce agreement terms and the interface with current alimony statutes you may well be able to reduce or terminate alimony in a Modification , but you should meet with a domestic relations attorney to go over your agreement and your particular facts and your former... View More

The time it takes to get “through” the Mediation Process initially depends on whether or not each party returns a properly completed Probate and Family Court Financial Statement. The Mediator needs a correct Financial Statement for many reasons. An insufficient Statement causes delay and... View More

There is the Boston Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project and Harvard Legal Aid Bureau you can contact to see if you qualify for their services.

The language you are indicating would not be approved by the Court absent a finding by the Judge that the parties understood the document and had the opportunity to have counsel review same. If the document is ambiguous or if there is a failure of the material facts upon which the agreement was... View More

Jackie,

You have the right to file a divorce based on adultery, however it is not wise to do so for several reasons. Irretrievable breakdown is the suggested approach.

I would be happy to work with you on your getting a divorce quickly and for the least expense.

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They should try to meet individually with 2 different attorneys in Bristol County due to a potential conflict of interest between them which can exist whether they think so or not.

Do you mean he will receive distribution of his beneficial share free of the trust? If so this would be considered in equitable distribution. If it is income he will be receiving from the trust or principal distributions will commence that you are referring to, then the issue is also whether child... View More

After several months you will receive a Pre-Trial Notice. Follow the instructions to a T.

This does not make sense that you obtained alternate service by publication and somehow the defendant husband was on the scene at your mail receipt location to tear same up. Publication is for people who are parts unknown. The newspaper has duplicate tear sheets if you had lost it or accidentally... View More

Your divorce separation agreement is the starting place. There should have been discussion of when the refinance was to take place and a mechanism for sale of the real estate in the event of inability to qualify to refinance. Failure to follow the terms of the separation agreement /divorce Judgment... View More

No, once the Court issues a Judgment Nisi, that is what governs.

The other party would need to refinance the mortgage to have it in his or her sole name. One person can not take another person off of the deed without the other person signing the deed . You should contact divorce counsel as real estate usually has some value and there could be more equity than... View More

It sounds like the New Hampshire Court is recognizing that there could be a change in jurisdiction to Massachusetts and you should consider engaging Massachusetts counsel to advise on the timing of filings here.

Your divotce attorney should review your separation agreement with you . Usually an agreement is to divide outstanding expenses in a certain proportion or percentage, but your agreement may be different.

There are new Child Support Guidelines in effect, so you could seek a Modification. You should at least meet with an attorney to go over your separation agreement to see whether there was language concerning income reporting. Is DOR involved? They monitor support levels periodically for adjustment... View More

I guess this was a Joint Petition and not a 1B case where the nisi period is 90 days, but the divorce and Judgment entered on the day in question and so you can proceed with your maiden name.

You should discuss this with your divorce attorney ASAP and review the Financial Statements you each submitted to the Court for the divorce and the terms of the Separation Agreement.

Are there other misrepresentations or nondisclosures he made?

First of all, smoking weed with the children is inappropriate and if the DCF learns of this "neglect" on his part, he will likely need to be removed from the home by you or you will need to leave the home with the children or you can be accused of also being neglectful by DCF. Are the... View More

It sounds like there was a lot of damage and you should contact your divorce attorney to discuss whether there is a viable contempt for the waste to the property ASAP!

In a long term marriage, generally yes. However, there are statutory factors involved which could result in a different outcome. Retirement and pension benefits acquired prior to the marriage are generally not included. Generally with shorter marriages the assets acquired during the marriage... View More