Charlestown Family Law Blog

While you may live in Massachusetts and your child was born in the state, that does not mean that you will never face international custody issues. Some parents find leaving the country with their child to be one way to assume full custody and get their way during a...

Life changes quickly, but even when major changes occur, your child still has needs. At the Law Offices of Andrew S. Guisbond in Massachusetts, we often counsel clients on how to ensure that the child’s other parent honors the child support order. You may feel that...

If you are considering a divorce or have already separated from your spouse, you have likely considered the ramifications of this decision on your assets and net worth. According to Massachusetts divorce law, the division of marital property must be fair (equitable),...

If you are half of a divorcing Massachusetts high-asset couple, you should alert yourself to the possibility that your spouse may be hiding marital assets from you. Unfortunately, many vindictive and/or greedy spouses attempt to hide assets during a divorce so as to...

As we head into the final weeks of summer, it's not unusual for a parent or child to get a case of the "end of summer blues." The lazy days of July and August are about to morph into hectic back to work and school schedules. This transition can be particularly...

When parents going through divorce or custody issues are finding it difficult to come to an agreement and it seems their case is turning out to be more and more contested it has become common for one or both parties to request the appointment of a GAL, or Guardian ad...

Gray Divorce 101 It has become increasingly common for divorce attorneys to receive consultation requests from individuals with children who are finishing college or graduate school, or starting families of their own. This has become so familiar a subject as to be...