tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:12:13 +0000Massachusetts Divorce & Family Law BlogBoston area attorney Steven Ballard discusses recent developments in divorce & family law.http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)Blogger195125MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBloghttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-95422059115686913Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:27:00 +00002009-11-04T11:52:04.297-05:00Gender IssuesSame-Sex Marriage and Gay RightsLaw and PoliticsMaine Voters Repeal Gay Marriage LawMaine voters repealed their state's gay marriage law yesterday. BOSTON GLOBE - PORTLAND, Maine - Maine voters overturned the state’s same-sex marriage law yesterday, delivering a potentially crushing blow to gay-rights advocates after a year when their cause seemed to be gaining momentum with legislative and legal victories in four states.The “people’s veto’’ came six months after Maine’s law washttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/zPmOwis1oqQ/maine-voters-reject-gay-marriage-law.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=zPmOwis1oqQ:qlxk_J3-Bow:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/zPmOwis1oqQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/11/maine-voters-reject-gay-marriage-law.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-7642395821687450808Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:04:00 +00002009-10-13T12:00:29.758-04:00Justice for the RichLegal ProfessionFinancial IssuesProperty Division and Spousal SupportGender IssuesMassachusetts Appellate Courts and CasesLaw and PoliticsFeminismFathers RightsAlimony Reform and the Business of DivorceThe Boston Business Journal continues to cover the controversy over the competing Massachusetts alimony bills, and in Friday's article by Lisa van der Pool, Dueling alimony bills raise hackles in legal circles, the focus was on the question of whether Senator Cynthia Creem, chair of the Senate's Judiciary Committee, has a "conflict of interest" on account of her sponsorship of the alimony reform http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/RuJIdq17dMo/massachusetts-alimony-reform-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)5<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=RuJIdq17dMo:bw_cX5aLYGU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/RuJIdq17dMo" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/10/massachusetts-alimony-reform-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-541253214376805639Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:07:00 +00002009-09-29T19:05:11.569-04:00Other BlogsLegal ProfessionLaw and PoliticsIs Family Law a Masterful Scam? A Criminal Enterprise?I thought I would reprint my response to a comment on my last post, which was on the issue of alimony reform, as I believe it deserves its own post here. Over the years, I have found some people to be so angry and bitter, after going through difficult experiences in the family law system, that they lose all sense of reality and become paranoid. I have thought about this again recently after http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/wpfQsiYrrao/is-family-law-masterful-scam-criminal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)10<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=wpfQsiYrrao:0MKN6urI_PI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/wpfQsiYrrao" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/09/is-family-law-masterful-scam-criminal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-2752237823264398007Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:47:00 +00002009-09-27T12:35:58.115-04:00Legal ProfessionFinancial IssuesProperty Division and Spousal SupportGender IssuesMassachusetts Appellate Courts and CasesLaw and PoliticsFeminismFathers RightsOf Two Alimony Reform Bills, House Bill is Far BetterThere are two competing alimony reform bills currently pending in the Massachusetts legislature: Senate Bill 1616 and House Bill 1785. The Senate bill, backed by influential members of the Boston Bar Association, essentially would preserve the status quo. It would merely add language to the statute so as to give judges the explicit ability to set a duration for alimony - i.e. to set a term of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/rUd7HeZlyxg/competing-alimony-reform-bills-house.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)5<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=rUd7HeZlyxg:Ic17TATua28:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/rUd7HeZlyxg" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/09/competing-alimony-reform-bills-house.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-1069117400421198455Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:20:00 +00002009-09-17T00:50:05.745-04:00Nothing To Do With Family LawJustice for the RichFinancial IssuesIndigents and Access to JusticeHealth CareLaw and PoliticsBaucus BullshitWell, now we know: Baucus outlines health plan without GOP support - AP/Yahoo News. The Max Baucus Plan is awful. Actually, the Max Baucus Plan Sucks. Well, I'd use even stronger words than that. Baucus Bullshit, I'd call it. It would cost $856 billion, but some $500 billion of that cost would be paid out of cuts to Medicare. The plan, which would have no public option, would do next to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/tyO47uppClk/baucus-bullshit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=tyO47uppClk:La6IbWT5MoU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/tyO47uppClk" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/09/baucus-bullshit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-5317306948593563650Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:39:00 +00002009-09-15T13:00:19.638-04:00Nothing To Do With Family LawJustice for the RichHuman Rights LawFinancial IssuesIndigents and Access to JusticeHealth CareLaw and PoliticsHuffington Post on Health CareMore good stuff on the health insurance racket's attempt to prevent even the first step towards its own demise can be found in some recent articles in the Huffington Post. I have my doubts about the emasculated reform legislation that is pending, and am still quite angry that our supposed liberal, alleged representatives in Congress have refused to fight hard for a single-payer system, but if http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/jls-WSF8YWU/more-on-health-care-and-health.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=jls-WSF8YWU:VfoyeGnQA6k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/jls-WSF8YWU" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/09/more-on-health-care-and-health.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-8503395632309744063Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:00:00 +00002009-09-14T15:37:30.965-04:00Nothing To Do With Family LawJustice for the RichHuman Rights LawFinancial IssuesIndigents and Access to JusticeHealth CareLaw and PoliticsThe Health Insurers Have Won Again - Of CourseWell, it seems pretty clear that the health-care "reform" bill will be a joke. Even if it were to have a public option, it would still be a joke, but without one, there will continue to be little to no hope that after several decades of struggle, paralleling the career of our late Senator Ted Kennedy, the good people of this country will ever have a humane and decent health care system. Of coursehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/jlTwd7qmTN0/health-insurers-have-won-again-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=jlTwd7qmTN0:ky0eedtk2hA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/jlTwd7qmTN0" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/08/health-insurers-have-won-again-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-6437588244124455975Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:41:00 +00002009-08-02T22:46:06.458-04:00Financial IssuesProperty Division and Spousal SupportGender IssuesSame-Sex Marriage and Gay RightsMassachusetts Appellate Courts and CasesLaw and PoliticsFeminismFathers Rights"Till Death Do Us Pay" - More on the Need for Alimony ReformFinally, a little slice of la vida real in our Massachusetts family court system: Till Death Do Us Pay - Boston Magazine. I'm encouraged to see such critical words from a local media source, in this case Boston Magazine. You definitely will not get such truth from the Boston Globe. And what a shame that is, as the Boston Globe is still the best newspaper we have in this state. Yet, by its http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/unB5kTey4M4/till-death-do-us-pay-more-on-need-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=unB5kTey4M4:gbFneLsdKbk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/unB5kTey4M4" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/08/till-death-do-us-pay-more-on-need-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-4178098903672144532Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:49:00 +00002009-06-07T22:29:24.320-04:00Other BlogsFinancial IssuesIndigents and Access to JusticeParenting IssuesLaw and PoliticsChild SupportChild Support BluesIf you think you have the child support blues, because of frustration in trying to receive or to pay child support, here's a real story for you. A minimum-wage-earning 29-year-old man in Knoxville, Tennessee, is already the father of 21 children with 11 different mothers. On second thought, I also should have mentioned frustration of the taxpayers, as they will in their own way undoubtedly be http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/SJv1zzdzUGc/child-support-blues.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=SJv1zzdzUGc:BX15iCv9mgo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/SJv1zzdzUGc" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/06/child-support-blues.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-922946070785494688Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:45:00 +00002009-06-04T01:01:56.405-04:00Constitutional LawGender IssuesSame-Sex Marriage and Gay RightsLaw and PoliticsNew Hampshire Becomes Sixth State to Allow Gay and Lesbian MarriagesWell, now it has happened: the New Hampshire legislature passed the final version of its gay marriage bill and the governor signed it this afternoon. It will become law in January of next year: N.H. Governor Signs Gay Marriage Bill.EXCERPT FROM TODAY'S AP ARTICLE:CONCORD, New Hampshire - New Hampshire became the sixth state to legalize gay marriage after the Senate and House passed key language http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/Gj4EW2jmH5o/new-hampshire-becomes-sixth-state-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=Gj4EW2jmH5o:7l4dHQS6ouc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/Gj4EW2jmH5o" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-hampshire-becomes-sixth-state-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-8245155600663217443Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:00:00 +00002009-06-01T10:27:30.508-04:00Other BlogsMassachusetts MiscellanyBaseball Brings Down the Divorce Rate?As recently reported by Nolo’s Divorce, Custody & Family Law Blog, cities that have acquired professional baseball teams have subsequently seen their divorce rates fall at faster rates than other cities that have wanted but did not get baseball teams. Nolo's blog points to last month's Business Week article which discussed the interesting study on this from the University of Denver's Center forhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/_DufQLAZWh4/baseball-brings-down-divorce-rate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=_DufQLAZWh4:9CW5kIcEHxQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/_DufQLAZWh4" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/05/baseball-brings-down-divorce-rate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-3710267891793771935Sun, 31 May 2009 13:30:00 +00002009-05-31T23:47:52.574-04:00Constitutional LawGender IssuesSame-Sex Marriage and Gay RightsLaw and PoliticsMaine Now Permits Gay Marriage; New Hampshire Will Likely Be NextThis past month, Maine has become the fifth state to legalize gay marriage. For the basic story, see the Huffington Post's article from earlier this month: Maine Gay Marriage Legalized. Meanwhile it seems New Hampshire is on the verge of approving same-sex marriage as well, although there is presently what supporters hope will only be a slight delay. For information about Massachusetts http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/-WSgyVyt-WY/maine-now-permits-gay-marriage-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=-WSgyVyt-WY:s6JRXXkTxAw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/-WSgyVyt-WY" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/05/maine-now-permits-gay-marriage-new.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-2008401243181778720Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:38:00 +00002009-04-09T06:38:00.399-04:00Other BlogsLegal ProfessionGender IssuesFeminismCorri Fetman, of Sleazy Divorce Ad Fame, Sues PlayboyThanks to John Bolch at the blog Family Lore, for the news that former divorce attorney, turned Playboy columnist, Corri Fetman, is no longer writing the "Lawyer of Love" column for the magazine, and is instead suing the magazine for sexual harassment, claiming over $4.5 million in damages for "gender violence" and emotional distress. You may recall that she became famous, and got her position athttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/Vip2I2NWUTY/corri-fetman-of-sleazy-divorce-ad-fame.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=Vip2I2NWUTY:S7lW0MN-3vA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/Vip2I2NWUTY" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/04/corri-fetman-of-sleazy-divorce-ad-fame.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-2052791497429335950Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:26:00 +00002009-04-08T19:27:31.863-04:00Constitutional LawGender IssuesSame-Sex Marriage and Gay RightsLaw and PoliticsVermont Legislates Right to Gay MarriageAnd yes, now it's happened in Vermont: Vermont has legalized gay marriage. Vermont legalizes gay marriage | burlingtonfreepress.com | The Burlington Free Press. Yesterday, Vermont joined Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Iowa and is now the fourth state with a right to gay and lesbian marriages. Unlike the other states before it, however, Vermont created this right through legislative rather thanhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/k6CX9HfKrVk/vermont-legislates-right-to-gay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=k6CX9HfKrVk:eSiSQBi-r4E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/k6CX9HfKrVk" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/04/vermont-legislates-right-to-gay.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-5570394429971311968Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:39:00 +00002009-04-03T11:09:56.783-04:00Other BlogsConstitutional LawGender IssuesSame-Sex Marriage and Gay RightsConflict of LawsLaw and PoliticsIowa's Highest Court Institutes Gay Marriage; Vermont's Legislature Is Well On the Way to the Same Goal; New York Grants First Same-Sex DivorceVisit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyWow, there have been quite a few developments on the gay marriage front - today, yesterday, and this past week. As Vermont moves closer to becoming, possibly, the first state to create gay marriage by legislative enactment, now that its House has joined the Senate in passing a bill that would permit gay and lesbian couples http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/vg9YkWNGRXE/iowas-highest-court-institutes-gay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=vg9YkWNGRXE:NpRbPG0DqSs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/vg9YkWNGRXE" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/04/iowas-highest-court-institutes-gay.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-5838556475579232186Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:10:00 +00002009-04-01T21:22:24.902-04:00Other BlogsAustralian Divorce BlogAnother very good divorce blog I've recently discovered is the Australian Divorce Blog. We Yanks can learn a lot from it, just as we can from the family law blogs in the UK. So, here's yet one more for my ever-expanding blogroll.For information about Massachusetts divorce and family law, see the divorce and family law page of my law firm website.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/4asxIQ2heQ8/australian-divorce-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=4asxIQ2heQ8:dy0jFRM6HWc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/4asxIQ2heQ8" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/03/australian-divorce-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-1284287437515738630Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:36:00 +00002009-04-02T00:14:13.398-04:00Nothing To Do With Family LawJustice for the RichFinancial IssuesLaw and PoliticsNationalize the Banks AlreadyI must say, I find myself agreeing entirely with the following article by Matthew Rothschild in this past month's Progressive Magazine: Nationalize the Banks | The Progressive. The Obama administration, and Congress, are continuing the Big Heist begun by Bush, as the oligarchy continues to pull the strings of our federal government officials. As usual, there are only a few in Congress who are http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/oCA3ybiBiHU/nationalize-banks-already.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=oCA3ybiBiHU:xEZqq0X5Qp8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/oCA3ybiBiHU" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/04/nationalize-banks-already.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-3018761989883033542Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:39:00 +00002009-03-30T09:57:21.260-04:00Other BlogsMassachusetts MiscellanyNew Massachusetts Divorce Law BlogsThanks to Kyra Crusco at the New Hampshire Family Law Blog for calling my attention to the fact that Nancy Van Tine, one of the very best and most experienced family law practitioners in Boston, has just started a new Massachusetts divorce law blog, the Massachusetts Divorce Law Monitor. Also my friend Steve Zlochiver, another excellent, experienced family law attorney in the Boston area, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/JZwt2iJwzVY/new-massachusetts-divorce-law-blogs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=JZwt2iJwzVY:XwByNER9Fxc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/JZwt2iJwzVY" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-massachusetts-divorce-law-blogs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-3996975540405992747Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:21:00 +00002009-03-29T12:22:17.671-04:00Financial IssuesIndigents and Access to JusticeChild SupportRecession, Pink Slips, and Child SupportYes, we're in a recession, and that's obvious in family court, where pink slips have resulted in more child support modification cases: Fighting Over Child Support After the Pink Slip Arrives - NYTimes.com.For information about Massachusetts divorce and family law, see the divorce and family law page of my law firm website.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/EEHBIMoCrWo/recession-pink-slips-and-child-support.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=EEHBIMoCrWo:ZkZfrx5M1qQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/EEHBIMoCrWo" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/03/recession-pink-slips-and-child-support.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-7898259345412932395Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:59:00 +00002009-03-28T22:29:01.565-04:00Constitutional LawGender IssuesSame-Sex Marriage and Gay RightsLaw and PoliticsGay Marriage Coming Soon to Vermont? New Hampshire?New England continues to be center stage in the gay marriage debate.Both Vermont and New Hampshire each have legislative proposals that were recently approved by one of their legislative bodies to legalize gay or same-sex marriage. See yesterday's New York Times article, Gay Marriage, Set Back in One State, Gains in a 2nd - NYTimes.com. New Hampshire's House of Representatives just narrowly http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/NytyReIGlWw/gay-marriage-coming-soon-to-vermont-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=NytyReIGlWw:xmR8JQDX48E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/NytyReIGlWw" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/03/gay-marriage-coming-soon-to-vermont-new.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-664090237743015904Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:05:00 +00002009-03-18T16:56:26.087-04:00CustodyLegal ProfessionProperty Division and Spousal SupportBest Divorce CartoonA colleague, who happens to be a psychotherapist and not a lawyer, just gave me a copy of the following New Yorker Divorce Cartoon a few days ago. The cartoon is very good and to publish it here I would have to pay more than I am willing to pay for the license, so if you want to see it, you will have to follow my link. But I may have to order a print of this myself.The cartoon, by Mick Stevenshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/044zrC4Hexg/best-divorce-cartoon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=044zrC4Hexg:-yBq8zj-DTE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/044zrC4Hexg" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/03/best-divorce-cartoon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-8833553160255220971Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:54:00 +00002009-03-18T16:40:52.468-04:00Other BlogsMassachusetts MiscellanyLegal ProfessionFamily Court Rules and ProceduresIndigents and Access to JusticeMediation and Collaborative LawMassachusetts Appellate Courts and CasesA Fool for a Client? More on DIY DivorceNow it is often said that he who represents himself has a fool for a client. But is that always true? When something very important is at stake, the answer is usually yes.However, I was just quoted in today's Boston Globe, by relationship columnist Meredith Goldstein, in her short piece DIY divorce: Is it a good idea? - The Boston Globe. I appear in the article as the attorney who surprised http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/pUAHTk3l10w/fool-for-client-more-on-diy-divorce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=pUAHTk3l10w:5tXpvQm4kh4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/pUAHTk3l10w" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/03/fool-for-client-more-on-diy-divorce.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-6712568683074185761Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:59:00 +00002009-03-18T16:54:19.978-04:00Other BlogsMassachusetts MiscellanyDine and DumpAdvice columnist Meredith Goldstein of the Boston Globe had a great column this past week on "finding the perfect dumping grounds," exploring the art of picking the right restaurant in which to break up with your partner: Finding the perfect dumping grounds - The Boston Globe.Taking one's spouse to a nice restaurant and breaking the news over dinner is probably a better way to break up than http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/UqhKfL7bHiQ/dine-and-dump.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=UqhKfL7bHiQ:JUDgOgMcltg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/UqhKfL7bHiQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/03/dine-and-dump.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-4288832336514108613Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:39:00 +00002009-01-16T00:14:14.104-05:00Nothing To Do With Family LawJustice for the RichLaw and PoliticsWashington Gives Huge Holiday Bonus To Bank of AmericaHere's a little bit of news on the ongoing Big Heist, from video-journalist Robert Greenwald, on how the Bank of America used the $25 Billion in bailout funds our supposed representatives in Washington have already given to it: Taxpayers have given Bank of America $25 billion in bailout funds to help jumpstart our economy, but instead the bank has misspent on executive salaries and corporate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/2TIJCkSUkFc/theres-now-some-more-news-of-big-heist.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=2TIJCkSUkFc:lbqC5l4MT54:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/2TIJCkSUkFc" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/01/theres-now-some-more-news-of-big-heist.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98653567804670299.post-1935442934245390142Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:24:00 +00002009-01-09T00:36:01.669-05:00CustodyFamily Court Rules and ProceduresConstitutional LawFinancial IssuesGender IssuesParenting IssuesLaw and PoliticsChild SupportParenting Time/VisitationFeminismFathers RightsFathers & Families Group Unsuccessfully Sought to Block Implementation of New Child Support GuidelinesThe organization Fathers and Families (www.fathersandfamilies.org) has recently gone to federal court in an unsuccessful attempt to block use of the new Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines in our family courts. See The Docket » Blog Archive » Fathers’ group sues to stop new child support rules. I am writing an article on the new child support guidelines for a law journal, and am trying to keephttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/xd2woa_U2Wo/fathers-families-group-unsuccessfully.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steven Ballard)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?a=xd2woa_U2Wo:Ilg1eoHt1oE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~4/xd2woa_U2Wo" height="1" width="1"/>http://massachusettsfamilylaw.blogspot.com/2009/01/fathers-families-group-unsuccessfully.html