Divorce Mediation Blog Posts

The Nisi Period in Massachusetts Divorce: A Practical and Legal Guide Massachusetts divorce law includes a distinctive feature not found in most...

  Massachusetts holds a special place in the history of marriage equality. In November 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in...

Telling Your Children About Divorce: A Practical Guide for Parents One of the most difficult conversations any parent will ever have is...

Gray Divorce: What the Research Says About Divorce After 50 If you or someone you know is contemplating divorce later in life,...

Gray Divorce: Special Considerations for Couples Divorcing After Age 50   Divorce is never simple, but divorcing after age 50 brings a...

What to Expect at Your 1A Uncontested Divorce  Hearing in Massachusetts: A Practical Guide If you and your spouse have agreed on...

Understanding Separate Support in Massachusetts Introduction If you’re a married person in Massachusetts considering your options for living apart from your spouse...

How to Calculate the Present Value of Social Security Survivor Benefits in Divorce When dividing assets in divorce, most couples focus on...

Does Divorce Mediation Work for Divorcing a Narcissist? When facing divorce from a partner you believe to be a narcissist, you may...

Is Divorce Mediation Better (Than Litigation) For Children?: What the Research Says When parents decide to end their marriage, one of their...

Is Divorce Mediation Fair to Men? For decades, discussions about gender and divorce mediation have focused on whether the process is fair...

Choosing Between Massachusetts and Florida for an Uncontested Divorce When spouses have connections to both Massachusetts and Florida — for example, one...

A History of Divorce Mediation in the United States Divorce mediation emerged in the United States most immediately with the adoption of...

Social Security and Divorce: Spousal Benefits   If you were married for 10 or more years, you may be eligible to claim...

Is Divorce Mediation Fair to Women? Gender, Power, and the Role of the Mediator   Since no-fault divorce laws were established across...

Facilitative, Evaluative, and Transformational are Functions, not Types, of Divorce Mediation   Divorce mediation websites often discuss mediation as if there were...

January 1, 2025 Congress just repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) which limited Social Security benefits...

Free Sample Massachusetts Separation Agreement Template .pdf In September 2024, the Massachusetts State Probate Court finally released a Massachusetts Separation Agreement Form...