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The ex-wife of an Air Force officer might not be able to share in an increase in the officer’s pension benefits that resulted from a promotion he received after the couple divorced, according to a New Jersey appeals court. The couple divorced when the husband was a captain. The divorce settlement gave the wife 50…
Additional Information: A couple of months ago I plead no contest to an assault charge and was placed on probation by the judge. Then last week I was involved in a fight at a bar in Shrewsbury, MA that wasn’t my fault at all and now I’m charged with another assault case. If I get…
A husband’s interest in a business partnership that produced a consistent stream of profits “counted” as marital property, and his wife can receive a share of his interest at divorce, the highest court in Massachusetts recently ruled. The husband was a partner in an investment advisory firm. Under the terms of the partnership, he received…
Additional Information: My 22-year old daughter hit a parked car at a strip mall in Worcester, MA. She doesn’t know if she caused damage to the parked car she hit. She left the parking lot without leaving her contact information and now she’s wondering what she should do. Can you please explain the law in…
A father’s child support obligations could be reduced by the amount of his Social Security Disability Insurance payments that went directly to his children, the Vermont Supreme Court recently decided. The father had been ordered to pay $326 a month in child support when he and his wife divorced. Soon afterward, he went to prison…
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