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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.

How Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder Impacts Divorce

Bowditch & Dewey on 6/14/2024

Alcohol and substance use disorders (including alcohol and controlled substances like cocaine, heroin, and opioids) are increasing in many parts of the United States, with significant impacts on those affected and their...more

Unrestricted Use of Medical Records in Arizona Divorces and Parenting Time Cases Has Changed

Jaburg Wilk on 8/3/2023

For many years, the question of whether medical records could be used in an Arizona divorce case was settled – so long as the issues of parenting time and legal decision-making were in dispute, all medical records relevant to...more

Navigating Co-Parenting With a Partner Who Abuses Alcohol

Burns & Levinson LLP on 4/21/2022

Alcohol consumption is widespread in American culture. A 2020 study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control found that two-thirds (66.3%) of American adults consumed alcohol in the past year, with 5.1% of them admitting...more

Grounds for Divorce Part II – The Fault Grounds

Burns & Levinson LLP on 7/25/2019

In addition to irretrievable breakdown the marriage, which I explored in my last post, a party seeking a divorce in Massachusetts can do so under one or more of the fault grounds, which require proof of specific facts to...more

Heavy Drinking is a High Risk Factor in Divorce

Burns & Levinson LLP on 3/20/2013

It is a perfectly putrid winter afternoon in Boston AND tomorrow is the first day of spring. Last weekend was Saint Patrick’s Day, so I decided I would write about the endlessly cheery subject of alcohol abuse....more

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