News & Analysis as of September 17, 2024

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Divorce is the formal legal dissolution of a marriage. The divorce process implicates many diverse areas of the law including, but not limited to, real estate, wills and trusts, child custody, and tax.

Seven Myths about Getting Divorced in Arizona

Jaburg Wilk on 5/20/2024

We often see family law clients who have misconceptions about divorces. These misconceptions impact their decision-making. We are going to debunk common myths about divorce in Arizona to provide clarity and empower...more

What’s A Mid Nuptial? And is it for You?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 8/17/2023

I read a blog today about this subject. Mid nuptial agreements are contracts that typically seek to make an economic settlement among couples who otherwise don’t want to be divorced. It seems strange but we are encountering...more

Griffin v. Kay: A Cautionary Tale in How Your Separation Agreement Is Worded

Burns & Levinson LLP on 6/28/2022

When spouses reach agreement on terms for a divorce, a written settlement document – commonly known as a Separation Agreement – is prepared. Parties then decide whether the agreement will either “merge” into the Judgment of...more

Now Leaving Massachusetts – The Impact on Alimony

Burns & Levinson LLP on 12/19/2019

As a life-long Massachusetts resident, I find it hard to understand people who move to Massachusetts from warm climates. While my colleague, Jordan Bowne, recently suggested that fall is a great time to be in Massachusetts,...more

What is the Nisi Period?

Burns & Levinson LLP on 9/20/2019

According to the Massachusetts divorce statute: Judgments of divorce shall in the first instance be judgments nisi, and shall become absolute after the expiration of ninety days from the entry thereof, unless the court...more

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