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Recent updates:

• Update: July 2023

  Dear Subscriber:

  Thank you for updating your library with the latest version of Trying Divorce Cases in Massachusetts. This newly revised publication brings updated resources within your immediate reach for fast, accurate, and practical answers to your questions in this highly challenging area of practice.

  Highlights from the 2023 edition include:

  • analysis of the Supreme Judicial Court's decision in Cavanagh v. Cavanagh, 490 Mass. 398 (2022), which addressed the calculation of alimony and child support as well as a number of other important issues in divorce practice;

  • important amendments to the Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines that took effect in October 2021 addressing, for example, healthcare coverage, imputation and attribution of income, college expenses, and adjustments to the treatment of overtime and income from a secondary job;

  • ethics commentary discussing admonishments and other professional discipline in Board of Bar Overseers matters involving divorce practice;

  • guidance on e-filing and the use of electronic signatures in court papers;

  • an amendment to the Massachusetts General Laws bringing the state's taxation of payors and recipients of alimony in line with federal practice under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act;

  • standards for assessing a request to modify child support;

  • case law on international disputes over child custody;

  • updates on the handling of electronically stored information in discovery practice;

  • guidance on ensuring the timeliness of posttrial motions; and

  • clarification of the scope of motions filed under Rule 60(b)(6) (motions for relief from judgment).

  We trust you will find this updated version of Trying Divorce Cases in Massa-chusetts an invaluable resource for your practice.

  Very truly yours,

  John M. Lawlor, Esq. MCLE Publications Attorney

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 expand

Filing a Bankruptcy Case

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Mark G. DeGiacomo, Esq., Murtha Cullina LLP
David A. Mawhinney, Esq., District of Massachusetts (Central & Western Divisions)

Exhibit 1A

- Voluntary Petition Buy Form

Exhibit 1B

- MLBR Official Form 1: Matrix List of Creditors Buy Form

Exhibit 1C

- Schedule A/B Buy Form

Exhibit 1D

- Schedule C Buy Form

Exhibit 1E

- Schedule D Buy Form

Exhibit 1F

- Schedule E/F Buy Form

Exhibit 1G

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Exhibit 1H

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Exhibit 1I

- Schedule I Buy Form

Exhibit 1J

- Schedules J and J-2 Buy Form

Exhibit 1K

- Statement of Financial Affairs Buy Form

Exhibit 1L

- Attorney Compensation Disclosure Buy Form

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- Statement of Intention Buy Form

Exhibit 1N

- Summary of Assets and Liabilities Buy Form

Exhibit 1O

- Declaration About Schedules Buy Form

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After Filing the Bankruptcy Case

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Means Test and Discharge

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Marques C. Lipton, Esq., Lipton Law Group LLC

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- Table Showing Exceptions to Discharge in Individual Cases Buy Form

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Exemptions

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Chapter 13 Plans

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Carolyn A. Bankowski, Esq., Office of the Chapter 13 Trustee
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