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Significant Cases

Adoption
Alimony
Arbitration
Assisted Reproduction
Attribution of Income
Business Valuation
Child Abuse
Child Custody
Child Support
Cohabitation Agreements
College
Contempt
De Facto Parents
Financial Statements
Grandparent Visitation
Guardian Ad Litem
Guardianship
Hague Convention (International Abduction)
Inheritance/Trusts
Jurisdiction
Life Insurance
Mediation
Modification
Parental Unfitness
Parent Coordination
Paternity
Postnuptial Agreements
Prenuptial Agreements
Pro Se (Representing Yourself)
Property Division
Religion
Removal
Restraining Orders (209A)
Retirement
Same Sex Marriage
Separation Agreements
Spousal Disqualification
Stock Options / Restricted Stock Units
Tax Implications

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Adoption
Adoption of Tammy
Adoption of Thomas
Fineberg v. Suffolk Probate and Family Court
Magazu v. Dept. of Children and Families

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Alimony
Duff-Kareores v. Kareores
Greenberg v. Greenberg
Grubert v. Grubert
Heins v. Ledis
Kernan v. Morse
Lalchandani v. Roddy
Ludwig v. Lamee-Ludwig
Pierce v. Pierce
Wooters v. Wooters (2009)
Young v. Young

Alimony (Retroactive Modification)
Pierce v. Pierce
Smith v. Smith

Alimony (Self-Executing Formulas)
Stanton-Abbott v. Stanton-Abbott
Wooters v. Wooters (1997)
Young v. Young

Alimony Reform
Balistreri v. Balistreri
Bortolotti v. Bortolotti
Chin v. Merriot
Doktor v. Doktor
Flor v. Flor
George v. George
Hassey v. Hassey
Holmes v. Holmes
Popp v. Popp
Rodman v. Rodman
Sbrogna v. Sbrogna
Van Arsdale v. Van Arsdale
Vedensky v. Vedensky
Zaleski v. Zaleski

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Arbitration
Bloksberg v. Bloksberg
Gravlin v. Gravlin
Gustin v. Gustin
Reynolds v. Whitman

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Assisted Reproduction
A.Z. v. B.Z.
Culliton v. Beth Israel Deaconess
Hodas v. Morin
R.R. v. M.H.
T.F. v. B.L.
Woodward v. Commissioner

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Attribution of Income
Bassette v. Bartolucci
Canning v. Juskalian
C.D.L. v. M.M.L.
Emery v. Sturtevant
Schuler v. Schuler
Ulin v. Polansky

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Business Valuation
Adams v. Adams
Bernier v. Bernier
Sahin v. Sahin
Sampson v. Sampson

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Child Abuse
Cobble v. Dept. of Social Services

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Child Custody
Ardizoni v. Raymond 
Bezio v. Patenaude 
Custody of Kali 
Guardianship of Estelle

Child Custody (UCCJA)
Adoption of Yvette (No. 1)
Chaar v. Chehab
Cricenti v. Weiland
Delk v. Gonzalez
E.N. v. E.S.
Hillier v. Hillier
MacDougall v. Acres
Shao v. Ma
Umina v. Malbica

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Child Support
Canning v. Juskalian
Croak v. Bergeron
Crowe v. Fong
Dept of Revenue v. Mason M
Fehrm-Cappuccino v. Cappuccino
Hoegen v. Hoegen
Katzman v. Healy
LaBrecque v. Parsons
L.M. v. R.L.R.
Lombardi v. Lombardi
L.W.K. v. E.R.C.
Martin v. Martin
M.C. v. T.K.
P.F. v. Dept of Revenue
Rosenberg v. Merida
Tatar v. Schuker

Child Support (Business Owners)
J.S. v. C.C.
Whelan v. Whelan

Child Support (High Income)
Brooks v. Piela
Cooper v. Cooper
Pearson v. Pearson
Smith v. Edelman

Child Support (Post-Minority)
Barnes v. Devlin
Eccleston v. Bankosky
Feinberg v. Diamant
Kotler v. Spaulding
Saia v. Saia
Vaida v. Vaida

Child Support (Retroactive Modification)
Boulter-Hedley v. Boulter
Calabria v. Calabria
Rosen v. Rosen
Smith-Clarke v. Clarke
T.M. v. L.H.

Child Support (UIFSA)
Alaska v. Brenckle
Cohen v. Cohen
Cooper v. Keto
Draper v. Burke
Freddo v. Freddo
Klingell v. Reill
Lombardi v. Lombardi
Mannor v. Mannor
Sullivan v. Smith
Windsor v. Windsor

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Cohabitation Agreements
Bonina v. Shepard
Collins v. Guggenheim
Wilcox v. Trautz

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College
Braun v. Braun
Lang v. Koon
Mandel v. Mandel
Passemato v. Passemato

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Contempt
Furtado v. Furtado
Hennessey v. Sarkis
In re Birchall
Pederson v. Klare
Poras v. Pauling
Smith v. Smith

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De Facto Parents
A.H. v. M.P.
E.N.O. v. L.L.M.
Guardianship of K.N.
Partanen v. Gallagher
Youmans v. Ramos

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Financial Statements
Maillet v. Maillet

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Grandparent Visitation
Blixt v. Blixt
Dearborn v. Deausault
Martinez v. Martinez-Cintron
Sher v. Desmond

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Guardian Ad Litem
Adoption of Hugo
Canavan’s Case
Commonwealth v. Lamb
Gilmore v. Gilmore
Sarkisian v. Benjamin

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Guardianship
Belchertown v. Sakiewicz
Fazio v. Fazio
Guardianship of Roe
Matter of Moe

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Hague Convention (International Abduction)
Chaar v. Chehab
Hernandez v. Branciforte
Viragh v. Foldes

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Inheritance/Trusts
Bacon v. Bacon
Calhoun v. Rawlins
Comins v. Comins
Denninger v. Denninger
D.L .v. G.L.
Ferri v. Powell-Ferri
Lauricella v. Lauricella
Morse v. Kraft
Pemberton v. Pemberton
Pfannenstiehl v. Pfannenstiehl
S.L. v. R.L.
Vaughan v. Vaughan (Vaughan Affidavit)
Zeh v. Zeh

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Jurisdiction
Akinci-Unal v. Unal
Caffyn v. Caffyn
Cerutti-O’Brien v. Cerutti-O’Brien
I.S.H. v. M.D.B.
Kulko v. Superior Court
Miller v. Miller
Morrill v. Tong
Sullivan v. Smith
Windsor v. Windsor

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Life Insurance
Braun v. Braun
Foster v. Hurley
Freedman v. Freedman
Robbins v. Robbins
Sveen v. Melin

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Mediation
Matter of Bott
Matter of Kafkas
Ventrice v. Ventrice

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Modification
Ardizoni v. Raymond
Brooks v. Piela
Bercume v. Bercume
Cabot v. Cabot
Morales v. Morales

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Parental Unfitness
Adoption of Katharine
Adoption of Zoltan
Santosky v. Kramer

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Parent Coordination
Bower v. Bournay-Bower
Leon v. Cormier

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Paternity
C.C. v. A.B.
Partanen v. Gallagher
Paternity of Cheryl

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Postnuptial Agreements
Ansin v. Craven-Ansin

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Prenuptial Agreements
Austin v. Austin
DeMatteo v. DeMatteo
Eyster v. Pechenik
Halperson v. Halperson
Kelcourse v. Kelcourse
Korff v. Korff
Osborne v. Osborne
Pisano v. Pisano
Rosenberg v. Lipnick
Rosenblatt v Kazlow-Rosenblatt
Rostanzo v. Rostanzo
Schecter v. Schecter

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Pro Se (Representing Yourself)
Mmoe v. Commonwealth
Solimine v. Davidian

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Property Division
Caffyn v. Caffyn
DeCastro v. DeCastro
Ketterle v. Ketterle
Kittredge v Kittredge
Moriarty v. Stone
Pare v. Pare
Putnam v. Putnam
Rice v. Rice
Ross v. Ross
Salten v. Ackerman
Williams v. Massa

Property Division (Conduct as Factor)
D.R. v. D.A.
Handrahan v. Handrahan
Kittredge v Kittredge
Ross v. Ross
Ruml v. Ruml
Wolcott v. Wolcott

Property Division (Date of Division)
Adams v. Adams
Caffyn v. Caffyn
Cherin v. Cherin
Daugherty v. Daugherty
DeCastro v. DeCastro
Dewan v. Dewan (1987)
Fazio v. Fazio
Krintzman v. Honig
Kuban v. Kuban
Savides v. Savides
Wheeler v. Wheeler

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Religion
Felton v. Felton
Kendall v. Kendall
Sagar v. Sagar
Wisconsin v. Yoder

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Removal
Abbott v. Virusso
Altomare v. Altomare
Hernandez v. Branciforte
D.C. v. J.S.
Dickenson v. Cogswell
Katzman v. Healy
Mason v. Coleman
Miller v. Miller
Murray v. Super
Pizzino v. Miller
Prenaveau v. Prenaveau
Rosenthal v. Maney
Rosenwasser v. Rosenwasser
Smith v. McDonald
Wakefield v. Hegarty
Yannas v. Frondistou-Yannas

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Restraining Orders (209A)
Aroesty v. Cohen
B.C. v. F.C.
Caplan v. Donovan
Commissioner of Probation v. Adams
Commonwealth v. Rauseo
Commonwealth v. Silva
C.R.S. v. J.M.S.
Frizado v. Frizado
Furtado v. Furtado
Iamele v. Asselin
L.F. v. L.J.
MacDonald v. Caruso
Smith v. Jones

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Retirement
Dewan v. Dewan (1987)
Dewan v. Dewan (1991)
Kennedy v. DuPont Savings and Investment Plan

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Same Sex Marriage
Goodridge v. Goodridge
L.M. v. R.L.R.
United States v. Windsor

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Separation Agreements
Bercume v. Bercume
Bracci v. Chiccarelli
Britton v. Britton
Dominick v. Dominick
Huddleston v. Huddleston
Knox v. Remick
Krapf v. Krapf

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Spousal Disqualification
Commonwealth v. Garcia
Commonwealth v. Stokes
Miller v. Miller

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Stock Options / Restricted Stock Units
Baccanti v. Morton
Wooters v. Wooters (2009)

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Tax Implications
Fechtor v. Fechtor
L.J.S. v. J.E.S.

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