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		<title>What Are Temporary Orders?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You’ve filed a complaint with the court, and now you’re waiting to settle or go to trial, but you and your soon–to-be former spouse can’t agree on anything in the meantime.   Unfortunately, for many couples, this is the case.  Who gets to stay in the house?  Who pays for what?  Should someone be paying child [...]


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		<title>How Does SSDI Affect My Child Support Order?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have recently become eligible for SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance), it is likely that your minor child is also receiving a “Dependency Benefit”:  his or her own monthly benefit from the Social Security Administration (SSA).  The question is how this will affect your financial obligation in terms of child support?  In the Commonwealth [...]


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<li><a href='http://gabrielcheonglaw.com/child-support-and-deadbeat-dads' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Child Support and Deadbeat Dads'>Child Support and Deadbeat Dads</a> <small>If you&#8217;re court-ordered to pay child support and you don&#8217;t,...</small></li>
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		<link>http://gabrielcheonglaw.com/how-does-ssdi-affect-my-child-support-order</link>
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		<title>Can I modify a property distribution after divorce?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve gotten a divorce and both you and your ex-spouse walked away with a division of property.  Now, for whatever reason, you want to modify that agreement to get more of the marital assets.  Can you do it?  It depends.
For the most part, the answer is no.  A property division is final and cannot be [...]


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<li><a href='http://gabrielcheonglaw.com/can-i-modify-my-child-support-order' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Can I modify my child support order?'>Can I modify my child support order?</a> <small>Child support is always modifiable in the probate courts of...</small></li>
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		<title>Can I modify my child support order?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Child support is always modifiable in the probate courts of Massachusetts.  The courts realize that either parent&#8217;s income will fluctuate during a child&#8217;s life and that the financial needs of children change over time.  Whether the original child support order was made pursuant to a Separation Agreement or after a trial, an order of the [...]


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<li><a href='http://gabrielcheonglaw.com/can-i-modify-a-property-distribution-after-divorce' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Can I modify a property distribution after divorce?'>Can I modify a property distribution after divorce?</a> <small>You&#8217;ve gotten a divorce and both you and your ex-spouse...</small></li>
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		<link>http://gabrielcheonglaw.com/can-i-modify-my-child-support-order</link>
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		<title>10 traps to avoid in your Separation Agreement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Separation Agreement in a divorce is arguably the most important document since it governs the conduct and responsibilities of the parties after their divorce.  It is a contract and is enforceable by the courts.
Here are 10 traps to avoid (or 10 things to look out for) in a Separation Agreement:

Make sure you understand the [...]


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<li><a href='http://gabrielcheonglaw.com/forms-for-an-uncontested-divorce' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Forms for an Uncontested Divorce'>Forms for an Uncontested Divorce</a> <small>Below is the list of forms needed in order to...</small></li>
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		<link>http://gabrielcheonglaw.com/10-traps-to-avoid-in-your-separation-agreement</link>
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		<title>Forms for an Uncontested Divorce</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is the list of forms needed in order to file an uncontested (Joint Petition for) divorce in and around Boston and Massachusetts.

Joint Petition for Divorce
Affidavit of Irretrievable Breakdown
R408
Financial Statement of both parties
Separation Agreement *
Request for Trial
If there are children involved, then you will also need:

Child Support Guidelines
Affidavit of Care &#38; Custody
Parental Education Certificate



* The [...]


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<li><a href='http://gabrielcheonglaw.com/why-fill-in-forms-suck-part-2-over-the-counter-formed-divorces' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Why fill-in forms suck! Part 2: Over the Counter formed Divorces'>Why fill-in forms suck! Part 2: Over the Counter formed Divorces</a> <small>This is the second part of a series where I...</small></li>
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		<link>http://gabrielcheonglaw.com/forms-for-an-uncontested-divorce</link>
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		<title>&#8220;May Divorce Be With You&#8221;</title>
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		<title>What happens after the final divorce hearing?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an uncontested divorce (Joint Petition for Divorce or 1A), after the judge grants a divorce at the final hearing, the court will issue a Findings and Order along with a Judgment of Divorce Nisi after 30 days.  The Judgment of Divorce Nisi is the judgment from the court granting your divorce.  The Judgment however [...]


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		<title>Dan Savage on Gay Adoption</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dan Savage presents his viewpoint on the state of gay adoption in America today by reframing the argument.  The issue is not &#8220;gay parents vs. straight parents.&#8221;  The issue should be whether it is better for a child to have parents at all vs. having no parents.

Gay people are allowed to foster children but not [...]


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<li><a href='http://gabrielcheonglaw.com/what-is-joint-custody-and-why-is-it-bad' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: What is joint custody and why is it bad?'>What is joint custody and why is it bad?</a> <small>The issue I want to discuss is joint physical custody...</small></li>
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		<link>http://gabrielcheonglaw.com/dan-savage-on-gay-adoption</link>
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		<title>Gay marriage vs. cousin marriage: a chart</title>
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* courtesy of the New York Times


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<li><a href='http://gabrielcheonglaw.com/same-sex-marriage-statistics' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Same-Sex Marriage Statistics'>Same-Sex Marriage Statistics</a> <small>Last week, voters in Maine struck down a law voted...</small></li>
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		<link>http://gabrielcheonglaw.com/gay-marriage-vs-cousin-marriage-a-chart</link>
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