Massachusetts Divorce & Family Law Blog
This blawg discusses recent developments in divorce and family law and related issues, with a primary focus on Massachusetts.
Author: Steven Ballard is a solo practitioner with offices in Wellesley Hills and Worcester, Mass.
Blawg Related Categories: Family Law • States • Massachusetts • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Massachusetts Divorce & Family Law Blog
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Child Support Blues
If you think you have the child support blues, because of frustration in trying to receive or to pay child support, here's a real story for you. A minimum-wage-earning 29-year-old man in Knoxville, Tennessee, is…
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New Hampshire Becomes Sixth State to Allow Gay and Lesbian Marriages
Well, now it has happened: the New Hampshire legislature passed the final version of its gay marriage bill and the governor signed it this afternoon. It will become law in January of next year: N.H.…
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Baseball Brings Down the Divorce Rate?
As recently reported by Nolo’s Divorce, Custody & Family Law Blog, cities that have acquired professional baseball teams have subsequently seen their divorce rates fall at faster rates than other cities that have wanted but…
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Maine Now Permits Gay Marriage; New Hampshire Will Likely Be Next
This past month, Maine has become the fifth state to legalize gay marriage. For the basic story, see the Huffington Post's article from earlier this month: Maine Gay Marriage Legalized. Meanwhile it seems New Hampshire…
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Corri Fetman, of Sleazy Divorce Ad Fame, Sues Playboy
Thanks to John Bolch at the blog Family Lore, for the news that former divorce attorney, turned Playboy columnist, Corri Fetman, is no longer writing the "Lawyer of Love" column for the magazine, and is…
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Vermont Legislates Right to Gay Marriage
And yes, now it's happened in Vermont: Vermont has legalized gay marriage. Vermont legalizes gay marriage | burlingtonfreepress.com | The Burlington Free Press. Yesterday, Vermont joined Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Iowa and is now the fourth…
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Iowa's Highest Court Institutes Gay Marriage; Vermont's Legislature Is Well On the Way to the Same Goal; New York Grants First Same-Sex Divorce
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyWow, there have been quite a few developments on the gay marriage front - today, yesterday, and this past week. As Vermont moves closer…
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Australian Divorce Blog
Another very good divorce blog I've recently discovered is the Australian Divorce Blog. We Yanks can learn a lot from it, just as we can from the family law blogs in the UK. So, here's…
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Nationalize the Banks Already
I must say, I find myself agreeing entirely with the following article by Matthew Rothschild in this past month's Progressive Magazine: Nationalize the Banks | The Progressive. The Obama administration, and Congress, are continuing the…
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New Massachusetts Divorce Law Blogs
Thanks to Kyra Crusco at the New Hampshire Family Law Blog for calling my attention to the fact that Nancy Van Tine, one of the very best and most experienced family law practitioners in Boston,…