MASSACHUSETTS DIVORCE ATTORNEYS  

HANDLING BOTH CONTESTED DIVORCE AND UNCONTESTED DIVORCE IN MASSACHUSETTS

There is no magic potion to deal with the stress and chaos of a divorce. A skilled Massachusetts divorce attorney of SRIS, P.C. can help you minimize the stress you are going through. If you are filing for a divorce in Massachusetts or defending a divorce action in Massachusetts or simply want to learn what options you have, we can help. The Massachusetts divorce attorneys of SRIS, P.C. know what to expect when they get to court.

Simply knowing the rules and procedures regarding Massachusetts divorce law is not enough. An experienced Massachusetts divorce lawyer has to be able to understand the emotional difficulties a client is facing when going through a divorce.  Our divorce attorneys will listen to your concerns and needs. Our divorce lawyers do not take the approach of one size fits all. The SRIS, P.C. Massachusetts divorce attorneys tailor their approach to each individual case so that the client is aware of each step in the divorce process. Our goal is to leave you as whole as possible at the end of the legal process of a divorce in Massachusetts.

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Boston, Massachusetts 02110
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The following are some of the Divorce Laws in Massachusetts. Click on any one of the topics to learn more about them.

• Venue
• Foreign divorces; validity
• Alimony or assignment of estate; determination of amount; health insurance

M.G.L.A. 208 § 6-Venue (top)

Actions for divorce shall be filed, heard and determined in the probate court, held for the county where one of the parties lives, except that if either party still resides in the county where the parties last lived together, the action shall be heard and determined in a court for that county. In the event of hardship or inconvenience to either party, the court having jurisdiction may transfer such action for hearing to a court in a county in which such party resides.

M.G.L.A. 208 § 39- Foreign divorces; validity (top)

A divorce adjudged in another jurisdiction according to the laws thereof by a court having jurisdiction of the cause and of both the parties shall be valid and effectual in this commonwealth; but if an inhabitant of this commonwealth goes into another jurisdiction to obtain a divorce for a cause occurring here while the parties resided here, or for a cause which would not authorize a divorce by the laws of this commonwealth, a divorce so obtained shall be of no force or effect in this commonwealth.

M.G.L.A. 208 § 34- Alimony or assignment of estate; determination of amount; health insurance (top)

Upon divorce or upon a complaint in an action brought at any time after a divorce, whether such a divorce has been adjudged in this commonwealth or another jurisdiction, the court of the commonwealth, provided there is personal jurisdiction over both parties, may make a judgment for either of the parties to pay alimony to the other. In addition to or in lieu of a judgment to pay alimony, the court may assign to either husband or wife all or any part of the estate of the other, including but not limited to, all vested and nonvested benefits, rights and funds accrued during the marriage and which shall include, but not be limited to, retirement benefits, military retirement benefits if qualified under and to the extent provided by federal law, pension, profit- sharing, annuity, deferred compensation and insurance. In determining the amount of alimony, if any, to be paid, or in fixing the nature and value of the property, if any, to be so assigned, the court, after hearing the witnesses, if any, of each party, shall consider the length of the marriage, the conduct of the parties during the marriage, the age, health, station, occupation, amount and sources of income, vocational skills, employability, estate, liabilities and needs of each of the parties and the opportunity of each for future acquisition of capital assets and income. In fixing the nature and value of the property to be so assigned, the court shall also consider the present and future needs of the dependent children of the marriage. The court may also consider the contribution of each of the parties in the acquisition, preservation or appreciation in value of their respective estates and the contribution of each of the parties as a homemaker to the family unit. When the court makes an order for alimony on behalf of a spouse, said court shall determine whether the obligor under such order has health insurance or other health coverage available to him through an employer or organization or has health insurance or other health coverage available to him at reasonable cost that may be extended to cover the spouse for whom support is ordered. When said court has determined that the obligor has such insurance or coverage available to him, said court shall include in the support order a requirement that the obligor do one of the following: exercise the option of additional coverage in favor of the spouse, obtain coverage for the spouse, or reimburse the spouse for the cost of health insurance. In no event shall the order for alimony be reduced as a result of the obligor's cost for health insurance coverage for the spouse.