BOSTON DIVORCE LAWYER CASE SUCCESSES
In a divorce case following a 7-year marriage, Robert was successfully able to negotiate an amicable division of all assets and debt early on the case, which gave tremendous peace of mind to his client. The major remaining issue in contention was spousal support, or alimony, where the parties had enjoyed a relatively modest standard of living during the marriage. Shortly after the parties separated, Robert’s client obtained a significantly higher paying job and his client’s ex-spouse wanted alimony based on these higher earnings. Robert took this matter to trial and zealously advocated for a fair result. After a trial and then post-trial motions, the court issued a very favorable support order for his client that was much more in line with the standard of living the parties enjoyed during the marriage.
In one of the most challenging custody disputes he has handled, Robert secured a significant victory for his client in a highly contested case. From the outset, the opposing party made misrepresentations about the child’s parentage, forcing Robert’s client to pursue a paternity test to confirm the truth. Over the following two years, the other party engaged in numerous efforts to limit contact between the child and Robert’s client, including concealing the child’s whereabouts and making unfounded allegations. Through careful preparation, strong attention to detail, and effective cross-examination over a five-day trial, Robert was able to dismantle the other party’s claims and bring the full picture to light. Robert’s advocacy resulted in the 50/50 parenting plan that his client was seeking and which finally allowed his client to be a more a meaningful presence in his son’s life.
In another particularly challenging custody matter, Robert represented a parent whose contact with the child was abruptly cut off when the other parent moved far away, without notice, and changed all forms of communication. For over a year, Robert’s client had been searching for a way to locate and reconnect with his child. With Robert’s guidance and advocacy, the concealment was brought to light, and the court implemented a favorable custody schedule which ensured that Robert’s client could once again play an active and consistent role in the child’s life.
In this divorce and child custody case involving 3 children, Robert engaged in a litigation plan with very favorable results for his client (Mother). After successful pre-trial motions to compel the Father’s discovery responses and for him to undergo a vocational evaluation, Robert was able to obtain favorable interim support orders for his client. Here, where the Father was intentionally remaining unemployed to avoid his support obligations, Robert argued that the Father should be imputed income based on his ability to work and the opportunities available for him to support his children. Shortly before trial, Robert successfully negotiated a partial settlement so that his client would never have to pay spousal support (alimony) to the Father. After a trial on the remaining issues spanning 2 months and 4 court-days, Robert obtained a 70% timeshare favoring his client as well as a substantial child support award. Then, when the Father failed to pay child support or exercise even his 30% timeshare, Robert returned to court with his client and obtained a judgment for child support arrears and an order that awarded his client primary physical custody of the children.
In a post-judgment spousal support (alimony) case, Robert’s client was paying a high amount of support and came to him very suspicious that his ex-wife was earning money she was not disclosing. Robert conducted extensive financial discovery on the Wife, who claimed she could not work due to a disability. Robert discovered that the Wife was working all along and hiding her earnings in a joint account she shared with her business partner in Brazil. In court, Robert presented the Wife’s bank statements and exposed her scheme, resulting in an order for his client that reduced support to zero.
*Of course, Robert’s successes in these cases does not create any guarantee of any particular outcome for any other case in the future.
To schedule a time to visit with Robert about your family law and divorce case in Boston, call our experienced Boston Divorce Attorneys today at (617) 795-3611 or send us an email. Our firm serves the entirety of Eastern Massachusetts. We handle many cases in Middlesex County (courthouses are in Woburn and Lowell) and Norfolk County (Canton), as well as Essex County in Salem. We also handle matters in Bristol County, including the New Bedford, Fall River and Taunton courthouses. We also serve all courts in Plymouth County including the Family and Probate Courthouses in Plymouth and Brockton. We have offices conveniently located in Needham, Boston, Hingham and New Bedford.