On behalf of Johnson, Sclafani & Moriarty, Attorneys at Law posted in Domestic Violence on Thursday, June 2, 2016. When we think of love, most of us don’t consider violence as its counterpart. Yet for some women here in the United States, the two go hand in hand. According to statistics provided by Huffington Post, …
On behalf of Johnson, Sclafani & Moriarty, Attorneys at Law posted in High Asset Divorce on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Some engaged couples forsake getting a prenuptial agreement because neither has anything of particular value at the time of the marriage. But most couples accumulate valuable assets and possessions throughout their lifetimes together. That’s one …
On behalf of Johnson, Sclafani & Moriarty, Attorneys at Law posted in Domestic Violence on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Currently trending in the Twitterverse is the viral hashtag #MaybeHeDoesntHitYou. Initially begun by a writer inspired to create dialogue about non-physical domestic abuse, the Internet has exploded with women’s examples of egregious treatment of women by …
On behalf of Johnson, Sclafani & Moriarty, Attorneys at Law posted in Child Custody on Friday, May 13, 2016. Deciding who will get custody of the kids in a divorce can sometimes be easier than determining who will get custody of the family pets. Considering that nearly 80 million households in the United States have …
On behalf of Johnson, Sclafani & Moriarty, Attorneys at Law posted in Child Support on Thursday, May 5, 2016. If you are a divorced or single parent who is struggling to get court-mandated child support from the child’s other parent, you may have some of the following questions: Can I request changes to the amount …
On behalf of Johnson, Sclafani & Moriarty, Attorneys at Law posted in Alimony on Thursday, April 28, 2016. Massachusetts is one step closer to revamping its alimony law, as the House recently gave a nod to H 4110, which was introduced by the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. John Fernandes. The alimony reform …
On behalf of Johnson, Sclafani & Moriarty, Attorneys at Law posted in High Asset Divorce on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Divorcing spouses with high assets and/or much marital property between them may have difficulties determining the true value of all they have acquired during their marriage. Sometimes, too, in particularly acrimonious splits, one spouse may …
On behalf of Johnson, Sclafani & Moriarty, Attorneys at Law posted in Domestic Violence on Friday, April 15, 2016. Here in Massachusetts, as elsewhere in the nation, there is a definite opiate abuse problem. But what many don’t know is that there is a correlation between domestic violence and substance abuse. Yet that link was …
On behalf of Johnson, Sclafani & Moriarty, Attorneys at Law posted in Child Custody on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. When parents divorce, it’s obviously best for their children if they can co-parent and put the needs of their children ahead of any residual conflicts they still have. However, for divorced couples who remain in high-conflict …
On behalf of Johnson, Sclafani & Moriarty, Attorneys at Law posted in Child Custody on Friday, April 1, 2016. Massachusetts is one of five states currently considering modifications to their existing child custody laws. These proposals would mandate that judges presume it to be in the children’s best interests to spend equal time with each …