One of the most impactful decisions you will make in divorce is what to do about the marital home. The family home or holiday retreat may mean a lot to both spouses, and the decision about what to do next could involve balancing financial, practical, and emotional considerations. In addition to the marital home, spouses… The post Who Gets the Mortgage Interest Rate in a Divorce? first appeared on Mansur Law Group, P.C ..read more

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It’s common to hear people describe their ex as a narcissist. Everyone has some narcissistic traits that include being self-absorbed, self-interested and insecure. When these traits become more pathological, however, a person begins to exhibit toxic narcissism or even Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Diagnosing Narcissistic Personality Disorder is difficult because people with NPD are less… The post Divorcing A Narcissist – What Does It Really Mean? first appeared on Mansur Law Group, P.C ..read more

A recent Massachusetts Appeals Court decision in Jones vs. Jones, will likely have important implications for financial planning, asset protection and estate planning issues related to divorce. In addition, the case strongly suggests that parents who support their married children need to exercise caution and work with their children, who may want to ensure that… The post Jones vs. Jones: Caution Advised for Married People Who Receive Significant Financial Support From Their Parents first appeared on Mansur Law Group, P.C ..read more

If you own a vacation home and you are about to get a high net worth divorce, you may be wondering if you should sell it. If you do sell it, what are the tax impacts? Keeping the vacation home in a divorce also has tax implications, and it may have other downstream effects that… The post Capital Gains Tax and the Vacation Home: Do You Sell Your Vacation Home After Divorce? first appeared on Mansur Law Group, P.C ..read more

In an age of amicable celebrity divorces, Kevin Costner’s divorce appears to have bucked the trend. The divorce between Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner became fraught after Baumgartner refused to vacate the family home within 30 days of the initiation of divorce proceedings, thus challenging the stipulations of a 2004 prenup. Making a prenup is… The post Challenging A Prenup: Lessons From the Divorce of Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner first appeared on Mansur Law Group, P.C ..read more

Some of the common negative stereotypes about prenups include that they are unromantic, that they are a sign someone isn’t fully committed, or even that marriages with prenups are more likely to fail. Are these stereotypes true?  Let’s take a look at the evidence about prenups. Prenups are becoming more common than ever before, and… The post Setting the Record Straight About Prenups first appeared on Mansur Law Group, P.C ..read more

A Complaint for Contempt is used to enforce the terms of a Divorce Judgment, Modification Judgment or other Court Order. The standard applied by the Court to determine whether one of the parties is in contempt of the Judgment or Court Order is two-part:  The Court would not typically find a party in contempt if… The post Complaint for Contempt Standards of Review Changed by New Case Law first appeared on Mansur Law Group, P.C ..read more

It has been well established law for decades that in order to seek a modification of alimony in the Probate and Family Courts there must be a material and substantial change in circumstances since the date of the order establishing alimony. While this remains true in cases where an award of alimony includes the actual… The post Alimony Modifications- No Longer Need for Material and Substantial Change in Circumstances first appeared on Mansur Law Group, P.C ..read more

Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady have officially filed for divorce. They wisely settled the marriage outside of the public eye. Amongst the reasons cited were his demanding career in football that kept him on the road for six months out of the year. According to reports, Gisele felt he repeatedly put his career over their… The post Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen: Can Your High-Net-Worth Career Turn Your Marriage into a High Net Worth Divorce? first appeared on Mansur Law Group, P.C ..read more