Legal Blog - Spousal Tales

Grandparent Visitation – Grandparents relationships with their grandchildren vary. Some grandparents assist with the daycare of the grandchildren, some grandparents are 100% responsible for raising their grandchildren, some grandparents shower their grandchildren with presents and others only …

The use of electronic correspondence is not new in divorce court. Parties have been using Facebook, MySpace and blog postings as evidence in Court to help support their positions. The following is a particularly spectacular story of how two spouses used Facebook as part of a custody battle to get ev…

Divorce Via Text (SMS) or Twitter – In January 1976 Massachusetts embraced no fault divorce. It was seven years after California was the first state to allow no fault divorces. Thirty years ago no fault divorce opponents unsuccessfully argued that the sacred institution of marriage would be de…

Following Part I in this three-part series on Massachusetts Harassment Prevention Orders, this post focuses on the most recent Massachusetts Supreme Court decision discussing the requirements for the issuance of a Harassment Prevention Order and its relation to constitutionally protected and unprote…

With over forty-five number one hits on the Billboard Chart, Madonna has more than earned her nickname as the Queen of Pop. Yet despite her rampant success in the music industry, Madonna has faced numerous obstacles in the fight to gain custody of her son, Rocco, whom she shares with ex-husband Guy …