- In a divorce after a long-term marriage with marital assets of over a million dollars, secured more than half of the assets for the long-time homemaker spouse, and, in addition, a substantial alimony award.
- In a divorce of a second marriage for both parties, one of whom was a professor at a major teaching hospital and the other a professor at a local university, secured a fair division of the multimillion dollar estate by overcoming false allegations of abusive treatment during the marriage.
- In a divorce after a medium-term marriage with millions of dollars in assets, secured an even division of the assets between the parties, after significant discovery and valuation to ensure that the opposing spouse was properly declaring the value of the assets.
- In a divorce after a long-term marriage in which one spouse was part-owner of a large company, and the parties owned multiple real estate properties and financial accounts totaling millions of dollars, counsel conducted significant discovery and analysis to prove the actual value of the properties, and secured a fair division of the marital assets based on those true values.
- In an action for modification of a child support order, counsel secured a substantial reduction due to the children's determination not to live with the custodial parent during their college years. Counsel further defended the non-custodial parent against a meritless contempt complaint.
- In a divorce between a highly paid medical professional and a custodial parent who stayed home with the parties' learning disabled child, counsel secured a five figure monthly alimony/child support combined payment during the initial divorce action, and defended it repeatedly in contempt and modification actions over a multi-year period thereafter in both the trial and appeals court, winning multiple substantial fee awards in the process.
- In an international child custody case, counsel defended a foreign national and a foreign court's determination of a divorce action against a challenge asserting that Massachusetts was the proper forum for the divorce determination.
- Defended a claim for substantial alimony arrears that occurred over a period of many years and successfully negotiated a fair settlement which included the termination of future alimony.
- Successfully litigated removal cases where custodial parent was looking to remove school-age children from Massachusetts to another state.
- Successfully secured the dismissal of a complaint for modification and was awarded fees on appeal where the moving spouse did not show a reduction of income or other material change in circumstances since the time of the divorce.
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