Family Law

• Divorce
  You may not need to involve the courts, but even in an uncontested divorce you should involve a lawyer. If it turned out that you overlooked something important or were not in full agreement, it could cost you financially or lead to future legal entanglements.
• Child Support
  The amount of child support is mainly driven by the incomes of both parties. However, there are sometimes legitimate reasons for departing from the child support guidelines, such as health insurance, child care expenses and existing child support orders for other children. As your attorney, I can knowledgeably argue for or against a deviation based on the statutory factors.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  In Massachusetts, child custody determinations are made in accordance with "the best interest of the child." Of course, you and the other parent may disagree on what is best, or the probate judge and court-appointed advocates may have a differing interpretation.
• Paternity
  Paternity actions — obtaining support or establishing custody rights An Experienced and Understanding Lawyer Makes All the Difference in Child Custody Matters
• Premarital Agreement
  If you are going through a divorce, you may be ordered to financially support your spouse while the divorce is pending or after it is final. Alimony is usually awarded to the lower earning spouse so that he or she can keep a reasonable standard of living. Sometimes whether or not alimony should be awarded is covered by a prenuptial agreement, but prenuptial agreements must be fair and reasonable to be enforced. There are different kinds of alimony. For example, rehabilitative alimony can be awarded in order to help a spouse who needs more education or job training become financially independent in a specific amount of time. It cannot last more than five years. For another example, a judge may order a spouse to pay reimbursement alimony in the form of compensation to a spouse who financially supported them while they finished their education or got job training during the marriage. Transitional alimony may be awarded to help the spouse receiving it adjust to a new location or lifestyle. Property Division
• Spousal Support
  The purpose of alimony is to provide economic security to a spouse whose financial means and standard of living are significantly diminished in divorce.
• Legal Separation
  I handle both contested divorce and uncontested divorce, as well as legal separations in appropriate circumstances. My clients range from middle-income individuals with modest estates to business owners, executives, professionals and other high earners with complex assets.

Criminal Law

• Restraining Order

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  My comprehensive understanding of the law and the legal system works to your advantage, and I am committed to the most favorable outcome of your divorce, family matter or personal injury claim.

Trusts and Estates

• Probate