Archive for July, 2010
Is your Husband’s Lawyer Looking at your Facebook Page Right Now?
Check your privacy settings, divorcing couples. A recent Newsweek piece notes that divorce attorneys routinely scour Facebook looking for dirt on the other spouse. Indeed, a CNN article points out that Facebook has become ” a tool for cheating spouses and that an increasing number of cases involve Facebook in some way. Confirming that ...
Continue ReadingIs Divorce Contagious?
Is your wife hanging out a lot with her newly divorced friend? Watch out. A recent study suggests that divorce may be contagious. Having a divorced friend or relative, according to the new study, increases the odds that you will get divorced. An article published yesterday details a case in which a married couple may ...
Continue ReadingNew Study Proves Mediation has Positive Long-Term Effects on Children of Divorce
An exciting new study from Dr. Robert Emery, Ph.D., of the University of Virginia confirms what experienced divorce mediators have intuited for a long time. Divorce mediation has long-term positive benefits for children of divorce and the parties themselves. You should check out a synopsis of the research at http://emeryondivorce.com/divorce_mediation_study.php.
Continue ReadingBoston Globe Alimony Article
On Sunday, The Boston Globe headlined a piece that highlighted some of the problems with our state’s alimony law and reported on some efforts to reform the law. It’s definitely worth the read.
Continue Reading“Mean” Provision Means Something
According to the Appeals Court, it is unequivocally mean for an ex-husband to tell an ex-wife that her son wished she would die. A judgment (incorporating an agreement) prohibited interparty communications that were “negative or mean.” The Probate and Family Court found the ex-husband in contempt for sending a letter alleging that his ex-wife suffered ...
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