What is a power of attorney? Power of attorneys are documents that even when you’re not incapacitated give an authority to someone to do everything that you could do. People sometimes think that powers of attorney only come into play if you’re unable to go to the bank on your own or if you’re unable […]
Read MoreDo Retirement Accounts Get Divided During a Divorce in Massachusetts? Retirement accounts are considered a marital asset in a divorce and the general way they are treated is that whatever accrued during the marital coverture period is divided. What marital coverture means is how long the parties have been married. So, what would be divided is what accrued […]
Read MoreIs Alimony and Child Support Tax Deductible in Massachusetts? Alimony is always deductible by the payer spouse, so sometimes in agreements, we’ll try to allocate the support payment as child support and alimony after considering the tax impact. However, the issue is that there can be a recapture issue so you can’t label child support as […]
Read MoreMassachusetts Grounds for Divorce Under most cases, Ground for Divorce is the irretrievable breakdown of marriage A court generally does not want to hear about the details of the divorce Under rare cases, there may be a reason to file under the ground of cruel and abusive treatment
Read MoreWhat To Know About Child Support in Massachusetts Child support in Massachusetts is based upon the child support guidelines. It’s a formula that has been amended over the years but the current formulation of the formula is that it’s broken down into 3 categories. One is if a parent spends less than 30% of their […]
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