Family Law

Barron & Sweet LLP provides experienced counsel in the following areas of family law:

Divorce

Divorce Agreements, commonly referred to as Separation Agreements, between divorcing couples (includes asset division, support, and child-related issues, if applicable) more

Custody

Legal and Physical Custody of Minor Children, which includes decision-making ability with respect to medical, educational and religious issues, and determining the appropriate parenting schedule for when the children with spend time with each parent more

Child Support

Child Support (Massachusetts has Child Support Guidelines which calculate a presumptive order, but deviation can be appropriate in certain circumstances) more

Alimony

Alimony (support for a former spouse) more

Paternity

Paternity Actions (addressing custody, parenting schedules and other child-related issues between two parents who were never married) more

Contempt

Contempt actions (enforcement of Court Judgments and Orders) more

Modification Actions

Modification Actions (if there is a material change of circumstances, modification of prior Court Orders or Separation Agreements can be warranted) more

Pre-Nuptial Agreements

Pre-Nuptial Agreements (agreements made prior to marriage regarding asset division in the event of divorce and/or death, which are highly recommended when a divorced parent remarries) more