by Matthew Solomon In one of the most awaited and watched divorce cases of this past year, the Supreme Judicial Court has overturned a lower
By Laurie Israel, lawyer/mediator, Brookline, MA Alimony is a highly-charged word. Discussions of alimony generally get the strongest reactions from both men and women when
Published on 5/3/12 In the Huffington Post I have recently been using a special term for a certain type of fast and easy divorce: “surgical
By Laurie Israel, Esq. and R. Paul Faxon, Esq. The “new” job market and divorce. Businesses owned and primarily operated by a small number of
by Laurie Israel, Esq. When asked about the methods of getting a divorce, I find that most prospective clients think that there are only two
by Laurie Israel, Esq. Most of the work of a lawyer is to help a client achieve his or her goals in the most sensible
by Laurie Israel, Esq. Complex divorce cases often start with litigation. Parties hire lawyers, and they do what litigators do – prepare the case for
by Laurie Israel, Esq. April 12, 2009 More articles about Divorce and Estate Planning In working with divorcing couples, reemployment of an “at-home” spouse is
by Laurie Israel, Esq. In many divorces, a spouse needs to provide child support payments for the living expenses and education of a child until
by Laurie Israel, Esq. The first question I am usually asked when I suggest to a client that Collaborative Law (“CL”) may be the optimal