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Nathalie Fournier

Divorce & Family Law, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing *Status is reviewed annually. For latest information visit here           Licensed:  34 Years

Carl Dessaints

Business, Family Law, Corporate, Commercial Real Estate
Status:  In Good Standing *Status is reviewed annually. For latest information visit here           Licensed:  26 Years

Robert Jodoin

Employment, Divorce & Family Law, Criminal, Tax
Status:  In Good Standing *Status is reviewed annually. For latest information visit here           Licensed:  34 Years

Henry Carleton Monk

Family Law, Mediation, Arbitration
Status:  In Good Standing *Status is reviewed annually. For latest information visit here           Licensed:  42 Years

Lisa M. Merovitz

Business, Family Law
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Robert Poitras

Family Law, Juvenile Law
Status:  In Good Standing *Status is reviewed annually. For latest information visit here           Licensed:  44 Years

Louis Normandin

Business, Civil Rights, Corporate, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing *Status is reviewed annually. For latest information visit here           Licensed:  51 Years

Caroline Rosa

Divorce & Family Law, Adoption, Juvenile Law, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing *Status is reviewed annually. For latest information visit here           Licensed:  17 Years

Thomas A. Lavin

Business, Civil Rights, Construction, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing *Status is reviewed annually. For latest information visit here           Licensed:  56 Years

Erica Gosselin

Family Law, Juvenile Law, Mediation, Municipal
Status:  In Good Standing *Status is reviewed annually. For latest information visit here           Licensed:  26 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

SHARED CUSTODY

See joint custody.

ADULTERY

Consensual sexual relations by a married person with someone other than his or her spouse. In many states, adultery is technically a crime, though people are ra... (more...)
Consensual sexual relations by a married person with someone other than his or her spouse. In many states, adultery is technically a crime, though people are rarely prosecuted for it. In states that have retained fault grounds for divorce, adultery is always sufficient grounds for a divorce. In addition, some states alter the distribution of property between divorcing spouses in cases of adultery, giving less to the 'cheating' spouse.

FAULT DIVORCE

A tradition that required one spouse to prove that the other spouse was legally at fault, to obtain a divorce. The 'innocent' spouse was then granted the divorc... (more...)
A tradition that required one spouse to prove that the other spouse was legally at fault, to obtain a divorce. The 'innocent' spouse was then granted the divorce from the 'guilty' spouse. Today, 35 states still allow a spouse to allege fault in obtaining a divorce. The traditional fault grounds for divorce are adultery, cruelty, desertion, confinement in prison, physical incapacity and incurable insanity. These grounds are also generally referred to as marital misconduct.

BEST INTERESTS (OF THE CHILD)

The test that courts use when deciding who will take care of a child. For instance, an adoption is allowed only when a court declares it to be in the best inter... (more...)
The test that courts use when deciding who will take care of a child. For instance, an adoption is allowed only when a court declares it to be in the best interests of the child. Similarly, when asked to decide on custody issues in a divorce case, the judge will base his or her decision on the child's best interests. And the same test is used when judges decide whether a child should be removed from a parent's home because of neglect or abuse. Factors considered by the court in deciding the best interests of a child include: age and sex of the child mental and physical health of the child mental and physical health of the parents lifestyle and other social factors of the parents emotional ties between the parents and the child ability of the parents to provide the child with food, shelter, clothing and medical care established living pattern for the child concerning school, home, community and religious institution quality of schooling, and the child's preference.

STIRPES

A term used in wills that refers to descendants of a common ancestor or branch of a family.

SPOUSAL SUPPORT

See alimony.

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (TRO)

An order that tells one person to stop harassing or harming another, issued after the aggrieved party appears before a judge. Once the TRO is issued, the court ... (more...)
An order that tells one person to stop harassing or harming another, issued after the aggrieved party appears before a judge. Once the TRO is issued, the court holds a second hearing where the other side can tell his story and the court can decide whether to make the TRO permanent by issuing an injunction. Although a TRO will often not stop an enraged spouse from acting violently, the police are more willing to intervene if the abused spouse has a TRO.

NO-FAULT DIVORCE

Any divorce in which the spouse who wants to split up does not have to accuse the other of wrongdoing, but can simply state that the couple no longer gets along... (more...)
Any divorce in which the spouse who wants to split up does not have to accuse the other of wrongdoing, but can simply state that the couple no longer gets along. Until no-fault divorce arrived in the 1970s, the only way a person could get a divorce was to prove that the other spouse was at fault for the marriage not working. No-fault divorces are usually granted for reasons such as incompatibility, irreconcilable differences, or irretrievable or irremediable breakdown of the marriage. Also, some states allow incurable insanity as a basis for a no-fault divorce. Compare fault divorce.

LEGAL CUSTODY

The right and obligation to make decisions about a child's upbringing, including schooling and medical care. Many states typically have both parents share legal... (more...)
The right and obligation to make decisions about a child's upbringing, including schooling and medical care. Many states typically have both parents share legal custody of a child. Compare physical custody.

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