Depending on the particulars of your divorce, you may want to sweep the matter under the rug at work. While understandable, are there people at the office whom you should tell? Fast Company offers tips for handling divorce at work. To set the future of your career up...

Month: July 2019
What contempt of court is and how to avoid it
At the end of your divorce, the judge signs an order that sets out your responsibilities and those of your former spouse. Both of you must follow these, or you may be in contempt of court. According to Family Law Advocacy for Low and Moderate Income Litigants, a judge...
How an attorney can help you find a just alimony
Alimony is a payment from one divorced spouse to their spouse who requires support for some time. Whether you are being asked to pay alimony in Massachusetts or you are a spouse in need of support and are fighting to get alimony, the process can be long and arduous,...
Is mediation required in Massachusetts?
If you and your spouse or ex-spouse disagree about family legal matters, your attorneys or the courts may recommend mediation. Mediation is an informal process in which a neutral party — or the mediator — facilitates discussions between two opposing parties and guides...
Using a QDRO when splitting a 401K
Family homes and retirement accounts commonly represent a married couple's greatest assets, making the decisions about these assets during a divorce quite important to both parties. When it comes to splitting an employer-sponsored 401K account as part of a divorce...
Talking divorce with young children
Divorcing or separating parents of preschool-aged children must figure out when, where and how to tell their youngsters about the divorce and the ensuing changes. Discussions about divorce require an age-appropriate approach and with three- and four-year-olds, that...
What makes mediation in a divorce unique?
If you and your spouse believe that staying married is no longer the best thing for you or your family, you now must figure out how to handle your divorce. When it comes to separating your entwined lives, you have options, including the traditional litigated divorce...
Understanding financial infidelity
Money is a common contributor to marital strife but how money impacts a marriage may vary dramatically from couple to couple. For some people, serious debt issues may cause stress for individuals that spills over into the marriage. For other people, what many now call...
Your divorce and your health
A person may well experience a high level of stress when in a troubled marriage or going through a divorce. That same person may also experience a high level of stress after a divorce. The impact of significant, especially prolonged, stress on the body has been...
Managing shared debt in a divorce
Regardless of how cooperative or how adversarial two people are when their marriage ends, the process of determining their property division agreement may be quite difficult. In addition to splitting or assigning ownership of their shared assets, spouses must also...