Practice Areas Overview

Divorce

Studley Law Firm
Massachusetts Divorce Attorney

When facing divorce, it is a rare couple that can reach an amicable agreement on all areas of a marital dissolution: child custody, child support, spousal support (alimony), division of marital property. Far more often, couples will have some areas of agreement and some areas of disagreement.

Occasionally, couples will have no areas of agreement. One or both partners may be angry because of the behavior of the other spouse during the marriage. One partner may have mental health issues. One partner may be dishonest about the assets that have accumulated during the union, or about his or her actual income or earning potential.

If you believe that your divorce will end up in court because of significant disagreements, then you need a Massachusetts divorce attorney with extensive trial experience. Divorce attorney John E. Studley, Jr. of The Studley Law Office has handled hundreds of complex divorce cases in his twenty years representing clients in the courtroom. He's handled cases in which millions of dollars were at stake and cases in which the well-being of children was at stake.

"I'm a trial lawyer. That's what I do. There is no advantage in waiting to prepare your case until after a negotiation. If the other side won't settle, we are prepared at the outset to try the case."

At the Studley Law Office, we are thoroughly prepared at the outset to win our case through the use of state-of-the-art technology and with the assistance of a variety of outside experts.

Division of Assets: We can handle simple and complex divorce cases, including those in which the couple owns extensive tangible assets, businesses, mixed-use business and investment properties. We work with a variety of experts to provide a proper valuation of marital assets and to prove a case for when assets should and should not be considered marital property. Business appraisers, real estate appraisers, forensic accountants, and actuaries are all available to assist with preparing a thorough and convincing case. Contact the Massachusetts divorce attorney at the Studley Law Office to discuss your divorce case.

Spousal Support: This is one possible outcome of a divorce settlement, even if you have not been married a long time, even if you work outside the home. Alimony is awarded based on disparities of income and financial need. Don't assume you cannot receive support. Contact our alimony lawyer to discuss your case.

Child Custody: At Studley Law Office, we pursue our clients' goals while keeping our eyes firmly on the best interests of the child. Our child custody attorney has tried a number of high profile cases. Please see our webpage on Massachusetts Child Custody for more information on how we approach these cases.

If you're facing a fight in the courtroom, you need a competent and aggressive attorney who gets results. Contact Studley Law Offices to speak with a Middleborough divorce lawyer about your case.

Our Middleborough divorce lawyer & alimony lawyer & at the Studley Law Offices provides legal services to the people of Middleboro and the towns of southeastern Massachusetts, including Brockton, Taunton, Lakeville, Easton, Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson, New Bedford, Fall River, and Plymouth and the counties of Plymouth, Bristol, and Barnstable.