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A few weeks ago, I was speaking to a fellow Family Law lawyer, and he said something striking: “I don’t believe anyone. Everyone is lying. And when I approach my work from this standpoint, it suddenly becomes easier.” It was a strong statement and one that made me think. Does everyone lie?

KCL Wins One of First Cases Under New Alimony Termination Law; I Wish I Had Known…….What Did I Sign?; And Recent Blog Posts The latest issue of KCL Insights includes: KCL Client is Entitled to Termination...

Understanding the Implications of Signing a Separation Agreement Recently, I noticed a common theme while meeting with clients that wish to modify their Separation Agreements and it dawned on me that too often I hear, “What did I sign”?  It is not uncommon for one spouse to be represented by...

The latest issue of KCL Insights includes: Milton Kerstein and Andra Hutchins new blog series, “Tips for Avoiding or Responding to Licensing Board Investigations”. The series provides practical advice for health care professionals including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, dentists, and social workers. This issue reports on “Reasonable...

Tips for Avoiding or Responding to Licensing Board Investigations is a series of blog posts written by attorney Andra Hutchins. In this series we provide practical advice for health care professionals including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, dentists, and social workers. Attorneys Kerstein and Hutchins have more than 35 years of experience representing health...

Summary Process (Eviction) Statute The Massachusetts Security Deposit statute first enacted in 1969 is very complex and requires a landlord to follow certain specific steps to protect the tenants’ interests. One such step has recently been clarified. The summary process (eviction) statute specifies that a tenant, facing eviction...

On December 4, 2015 Congress and the President enacted the “FAST Act” (“Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act”).  One part of the Act provides that the Secretary of State “shall not” issue a passport (except for emergencies or humanitarian reasons) to an...

The latest issue of KCL Insights includes: School District Held Accountable in Bullying Case when it Failed to Address Parental Concerns During IEP Meeting (Part II), by Andra Hutchins Doing Better By Doing Good: IRA Distributions to Public Charities, by Jonathan...

Financial Matters in the Home In my most recent interviews with post divorced individuals I asked the question, “Now that you have been through the divorce process and if you could offer just one piece of advice to those considering divorce, what would you say?”  The answer is get...

Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH Act) The Federal “Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015” (“PATH Act”) made permanent a provision of the Internal Revenue Code that allows taxpayers, aged 70 and ½ or older, to direct as much as $100,000 of IRA distributions,...

In this two-part blog series, I look at how different laws and statutes can help students and parents address bullying in school. Recent cases in Massachusetts and New York federal courts have addressed bullying in schools, and in both cases, the students overcame legal arguments by their respective school districts.

The latest issue of KCL Insights includes: Avoid Surprises During the Spring Real Estate Season, by Robert Finkel Massachusetts Bullying Case to Proceed under Title IX – the law that prohibits sex discrimination in school (Part I), by