Choosing Between Massachusetts and Florida for an Uncontested Divorce When spouses have connections to both Massachusetts and Florida — for example, one partner retains a Massachusetts address or the...
A History of Divorce Mediation in the United States Divorce mediation emerged in the United States most immediately with the adoption of “no-fault” divorce across the country, starting with California...
Social Security and Divorce: Spousal Benefits If you were married for 10 or more years, you may be eligible to claim retirement benefits that are calculated based on your ex-spouse’s work...
Is Divorce Mediation Fair to Women? Gender, Power, and the Role of the Mediator Since no-fault divorce laws were established across the US in the 1970’s and 1980s, divorce mediation has become...
Facilitative, Evaluative, and Transformational are Functions, not Types, of Divorce Mediation Divorce mediation websites often discuss mediation as if there were three distinct types of...
January 1, 2024 Congress just repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO) which limited Social Security benefits for individuals and their spouses if one...
Free Sample Massachusetts Separation Agreement Template .pdf In September 2024, the Massachusetts State Probate Court finally released a Massachusetts Separation Agreement Form Sample as a free .pdf...
The Value of Future Social Security Benefits in the Division of Marital Assets For many divorcing couples, future social security benefits are their single greatest economic asset and the key...
This post explains how to calculate the present value of future Social Security benefits. This is important for divorcing couples, because it gives them a concrete, present value for these future...