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Seven Ways that Massachusetts Courts Determine Parental Unfitness April 15, 2019

Attorney Nicole K. Levy reviews the factors that Massachusetts judges use to identify unfit parents in Juvenile and Probate and Family Courts. Claims of parental unfitness are frequently made in ...

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Using Premarital Cohabitation to Extend Alimony May be Easier than Previously Thought April 8, 2019

Divorce attorney Nicole K. Levy explores a recent SJC decision that favors extending alimony payments based on premarital cohabitation. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts stepped back into ...

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When Can You Modify a Surviving Alimony Agreement? April 1, 2019

Attorney Carmela M. Miraglia uses a recent case to examine the rare situations in which a surviving alimony agreement can be modified in Massachusetts. The devil is in the details, and divorce is no ...

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Do Courts Divide Student Loan Debt in a Divorce? March 18, 2019

Attorney Nicole K. Levy answers the question of what happens to student loans in a divorce? It should come as no surprise that more and more divorces in Massachusetts involve an asset distribution ...

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How Does Legal Marijuana Impact Child Custody Cases? March 5, 2019

Attorney Nicole K. Levy explores how legalized recreational marijuana may impact child custody and parental rights in Massachusetts. Since recreational marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts, ...

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Judicial Roundup News: 2019 Changes at Massachusetts Probate & Family Courts February 20, 2019

Attorney Kimberley Keyes returns with another Massachusetts Probate & Family Court judicial roundup blog. With three more judges appointed to the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court, local ...

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