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Physical Custody Family Law Courts Parenting Time

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Child Custody and Coercive Control

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It is long-standing law in Massachusetts that the best interests of a child govern custody disputes. Said another way, when parents cannot agree and the court has to make custody and parenting time decisions, the well-being...more

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What To Do/What Not to Do When the Other Parent Removes Children to Another State

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Relocation with children is always a hot button issue. That said, since the Supreme Court decided Bisping in 2017 , relocation got more difficult because it became largely a best interest analysis. Most of the time, these...more

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Once Again, Appellate Division Reaffirms That Joint Physical Custody is “Rare”

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As I have blogged here before, despite it not being the law and not really supported by the social science, many judges and even many custody experts have taken the position that 50-50 custody should be the de facto starting...more

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