by Jessamyn Anderson | Aug 20, 2025 | Guardianships and Conservatorships
What is the Difference? Should You Apply for Both? A Guardian has the legal right to care for and make decisions for another, whether the person to be cared for is a child under the age of eighteen or an adult who, due to a mental or physical disability, is unable to...
by Jessamyn Anderson | Jul 15, 2025 | Massachusetts Removal
Massachusetts Removal Laws: Moving Out of State with Children The short answer is that you cannot move to another state with your children, nor far enough away inside Massachusetts so that the other parent’s time with your children is negatively impacted unless the...
by Jessamyn Anderson | Jun 12, 2025 | Child Custody
Massachusetts Child Custody and Parenting Laws In Massachusetts, a child as young as nine years old can state a preference as to which parent s/he wishes to live with, and the Court can consider that preference. But that does not mean the Court is going to honor the...
by Jessamyn Anderson | May 14, 2025 | Child Support
Who Decides Who Pays for College in Massachusetts? Whether a parent must pay for his/her child’s college education is within the discretion of the Massachusetts Probate Court. A judge will consider the incomes and assets of each party, the anticipated amount of a...
by Jessamyn Anderson | Apr 15, 2025 | Prenuptial and Antenuptial Agreements
What is a Massachusetts Prenuptial or Antenuptial Agreement? Whether the document in question is referred to as a prenuptial agreement or an antenuptial agreement, it is simply a contract between two people who are planning to marry that is executed before the...
