Law Offices of Andrew S. Guisbond listed in 10 "Best Family Attorneys in Boston" http://boston10.cityspur.com/2009/05/24/best-family-law-attorneys-in-boston/
Pierce v. Pierce decided by the Supreme Judicial Court on November 9, 2009
This is an important decision regarding alimony rights and obligations and retirement. If you or your former or present spouse are at, approaching or past retirement age you should review this important decision with your attorney.
New Child Support Guidelines Effective January 1, 2009
The Massachusetts Trial Court has announced revised Child Support Guidelines effective January 1, 2009. The report of the Task Force, available at www.mass.gov/courts/childsupport, explains the rationale behind the guidelines to assist attorneys and litigants in understanding and using them.
The recommendations include provisions that place greater value and emphasis on the involvement of both parents in the lives of children; consider the increase in health insurance costs and the requirement of mandatory health insurance in Massachusetts; provide greater guidance relative to when a child support order should be modified; and set forth specific deviation factors for deviation from the guidelines.
These guidelines will apply to the circumstances of many more families in the Commonwealth.
The Child Support Guidelines are used by the justices of the Trial Court in setting temporary, permanent or final orders for current child support, in deciding whether to approve agreements for child support, and in deciding cases that are before the court to modify existing orders.
Long-Term Study Reveals Surprising Results Regarding The Effects Of Divorce
"For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered", E. Mavis Heatherington and John Kelly (2002: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.). A thirty-year study by a prominent social scientist concludes that the conventional wisdom regarding the negative effects of divorce on children and parents may be an oversimplification. This study concludes that some children and adults, adapt surprisingly well to post-divorce life, and some do very well indeed. This book is highly recommended for anyone dealing with divorce.
