Topics in Family Law
The practice of Family Law, also called Domestic Relations, encompasses a wide array of legal services.
- Premarital Planning + Prenuptial Agreements
- Divorce Planning
- Divorce
- Mediation + Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Negotiation, Settlement and Divorce Agreements
- Divorce or Separation Agreements
- Family Law Litigation
- Divorce Trials
- Divorce Litigation
- Property Division
- Retirement
- Alimony
- Child Support
- Child Custody
- Children with Special Needs
- Legal Custody
- Physical Custody
- Shared Custody
- Custody Trials
- Asserting Fathers’ Rights
- Asserting Mothers’ Rights
- Paternity
- Parenting Plans
- Guardian Ad Litem
- Relocation and Removal of Children Outside Massachusetts
- Abduction of Children (Hague + Non-Hague Countries)
- Non-Adversarial Divorce Situations
- Same Sex Divorce
- Issues Particular to High Earners
- Issues Particular to the Self-Employed
- Issues Particular to Doctors + Lawyers
- Issues Particular to those in the Entertainment Field
- Post-Divorce Issues
- Contempt of Divorce or Other Agreements
- Modification of Divorce or Other Agreements
- Contempt Settlement
- Contempt Trials
- Modification Settlement
- Modification Trials
- Non-Marital Relationships
- Living Together Contracts
- Ending the Non-Marital Relationship
- Grandparent Rights
- De Facto Parent Rights
- Intersections Between Family Law + Other Areas of Law
- Business Issues in Family Law + Domestic Relations
- Real Estate Issues in Family Law + Domestic Relations
- Entertainment Law Issues in Family Law + Domestic Relations
Life Situations
- Getting Married
- Ending a Marriage
- Adopting a Child
- Living Together
- Planning Ahead for a Separation or Divorce
- Starting Life After Divorce
- Dealing with a Contempt, Breach or Violation of an Agreement
- Modifying an Agreement
- Entering into a Contract
- Re-entering the Job Market
- Starting a Business
- Growing your Company
- Dissolving a Partnership
- Buying a Home
- Selling a Home
- Looking for Commercial Property
- Negotiating a Lease
- Planning Your Future
