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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Massachusetts Legislature Acts to Reform Child Abuse Laws, Prevention Measures, and Bureaucracy
Here's the best article I could find on the very important bill passed by the Massachusetts House and Senate on Tuesday, reforming child abuse laws and prevention within this state: Worcester Telegram and Gazette, by…
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US Supreme Court Loves Exxon
Thanks to investigative reporter Greg Palast for reminding us, amidst all the fuss over the US Supreme Court's recent big cases in the news - the gun rights case, and the Guantanamo detainees' habeas…
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Getting Tough On Child Rape
Soon after the Massachusetts House passed a bill earlier this month that would be tougher on the crime of child rape, the US Supreme Court set a limit on just how tough any state can…
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Emily Rooney Discusses Alimony Reform
More on Massachusetts alimony reform. Boston's WGBH TV Show, "Greater Boston" with Emily Rooney, on Thursday evening, discussed recent efforts to reform alimony law in Massachusetts, including the recent push by the Second Wives Club.…
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Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Blog
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly has started its own blog recently. The new blog, The Docket, promises to cover "breaking stories and noteworthy information from the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly newsroom. If it impacts Massachusetts lawyers, we’ll be…
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Academics Discuss California Same-Sex Marriage Case
I have compiled a list of articles by academics on the California same-sex marriage case; most of them appear at Findlaw's Writ. I have listed them here in chronological order, which may be useful if…
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The Iraq War, Oil Industry War Profiteering, and High Gas Prices
Greg Palast, in his article of several weeks ago, discussed the 500-pound elephant that is still in the room: Driving the Surge in Gas Prices? The Bush-McCain surge in Iraq. Even the Democrats, who…
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New Hampshire Family Law Blog
I just found a relatively new family law blog, which is off to a great start, in neighboring New Hampshire - the New Hampshire Family Law Blog, which is written by Kysa Crusco, who practices…
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Father's Day Gift From the MCAD
Just in time for Father's Day, and much to the apparent dismay of employers, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination recently gave a surprise gift to working fathers in this state. It seems the Massachusetts Commission…
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Divorcing, But Still Living Together, in a Bad Housing Market
There's a great article in today's Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, by Lisa Prevost, about the effect of the declining housing market, and the credit squeeze, on divorcing couples, many of whom are now forced to…