Hear us out on this one: songs about breakups and cheating are some of the most popular and best ever written. If you so a simple online search, the lists are endless. “The Rain” by Oran Juice Jones came on a few days ago and it was an instant catapult back to middle school. Although […]
Does your gut ever speak to you? If so, do you listen to what it tells you? Practicing law is not only a combination of knowledge and experience, but also of instinct (and believe it or not) and morals. We recently had a case where our client had some significant mental health concerns. At the […]
Effective as of January 1, 2025, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts had implemented the Massachusetts Parentage Act (“MPA”). The MPA has expanded parenting relationships by: * Replacing the terms “mother” and “father” with “parent” and “person who gave birth;”* Creating a process for children establish parentage; and*Clarifying ways in which parentage can be defined (ie. giving […]
Someone recently asked if divorce is actually detrimental to children. After some thought, the response was “No, not necessarily.” Most children of divorced parents will admit that they were not surprised by the divorce. They remember parents fighting or not spending time together as a family. Is it often crushing when they realize that their […]
It started off “Hey cutie, where you from?”And then it turned into “Oh no! What have I done?”And I don’t even know my last name…. -Carrie Underwood Annulments are rare. In approximately 20 years of practice, we’ve done one annulment. One. When an annulment is granted, it is as though the marriage never existed. In the […]
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