News & Analysis as of August 5, 2025

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Divorce is the formal legal dissolution of a marriage. The divorce process implicates many diverse areas of the law including, but not limited to, real estate, wills and trusts, child custody, and tax.

Breaking The Cycle: New Domestic Violence Law Paves Way for Safer Communities

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 2/5/2025

The UAE government recently abrogated Federal Decree-Law No. 10/2019 and replaced it with Federal Decree-Law No. 13/2024 On the Protection from Domestic Violence (“Law”). The new Law is being hailed for its stricter...more

The Massachusetts Parentage Act and the Automatic Genetic Material Restraining Order

Bowditch & Dewey on 12/19/2024

The new Massachusetts Parentage Act goes into effect in less than a month, on January 1, 2025. While much of the conversation has appropriately been around the changes it brings to laws for LGBTQ+ families, the bill also...more

Familiarize Yourself with Rule 411 – Automatic Restraining Order

Bowditch & Dewey on 9/5/2024

Every divorce matter in Massachusetts subjects both parties to Probate and Family Court Supplemental Rule 411, entitled “Automatic Restraining Order.” Rule 411 provides that neither party “shall sell, transfer, encumber,...more

Can a Bad Social Media Post Lead to a Final Restraining Order?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/9/2024

Social media has become a prevalent part of people’s lives. Many people post about how great their life is or about the good things that their children do (guilty as charged.) Others debate politics. Some post pictures of the...more

If You Want To Keep Your Final Restraining Order, Maintaining A Sexual Relationship With The Defendant Is A Bad Idea

Fox Rothschild LLP on 12/9/2020

More than 11 years ago, I wrote a post on this blog entitled The Abuse and Misuse of the Domestic Violence Statute. From the statistics, we can see that this is still one of the most read items we have published, because the...more

Statutes And Subsequent Qualification By The Supreme Court – They Both Matter.

Fox Rothschild LLP on 9/16/2020

In a recent decision, E.H. v. K.H., the Appellate Division made clear that a finding of harassment in connection with the entry of a domestic violence restraining order must be based upon a judge’s findings on all elements of...more

Obtaining an Order of Protection Without Filing for Divorce

Dickinson Wright on 8/30/2019

As part of any divorce proceeding, it is possible to obtain exclusive possession of the former marital residence if circumstances indicate that there are safety concerns....more

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