Category Archives: News & Updates

What’s New at The Divorce Collaborative LLC

I have received thousands of emails (OK, only a few) asking about the lack of recent blog posts.  Not to worry, all is well. The last couple of months I have been working on some internal things at the firm, including updating forms and creating some new procedures to improve how we help our divorcing clients.  Getting the Bedford, MA office set up also took some time away from blogging. In November, I attended the MILOFEST (Macs in Law Offices)  Conference in Orlando for the 2nd year in a row. Attorney Victor Medina from the Princeton, NJ area did a [...]

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Bedford, MA Family Law Firm Featured in Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

The Divorce Collaborative LLC (TDC) was featured in the Bedford, MA Chamber of Commerce electronic newsletter last week. The article featured information about the firm, including less adversarial options that the firm concentrates in such as divorce mediation and collaborative divorce. TDC is a new member of the chamber, as the firm’s second office just opened last week at 41 North Rd, Suite 205. TDC  is 100% focused on Massachusetts divorce and family law, including divorce mediation and collaborative divorce, as well as mediation to stay married. The firm’s main office is in Franklin, MA and was founded by Attorney [...]

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The Divorce Collaborative LLC Announces Opening of Second Law Office in Bedford, MA

The Divorce Collaborative LLC, a Massachusetts divorce and family law firm based in Franklin, MA, is pleased to  announce the opening of their second location in Bedford, MA at 41 North Road, Suite 205. The Divorce Collaborative LLC provides litigation, mediation, and collaborative divorce services exclusively in the area of Massachusetts divorce and family law. Some folks have asked me “Hey Steve McDonough, why Bedford?” Bedford is a convenient location along Rt. 128 in Middlesex County, north-west of Boston.  As a Bedford native with many ties to the community, I am looking forward to seeing old friends around town and also [...]

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Massachusetts Marital Agreement Case Decided

Most of you have heard of a prenuptial agreement since they are frequently discussed in the media, especially during reports about divorces of the rich and famous.  Although not as well-known, postnuptial (also known as marital or post-marital) agreements also exist.  A postnuptial agreement is entered into by a married couple to set forth the details of their settlement in the event of a divorce, but are drafted before the time of divorce, sometimes in an attempt to actually improve a marriage. A marital agreement is different from a separation agreement (also sometimes referred to as a divorce agreement) that [...]

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The Divorce Collaborative LLC Announces Move to Franklin, MA

I am pleased to announce that The Divorce Collaborative LLC will be relocating from our current location in Medway, MA, to 9 Summer Street, Suite 301, Franklin Center Commons, Franklin, MA, effective June 1, 2010. Franklin Center Commons sits just off Rt. 140 in downtown Franklin and is close to the MBTA commuter rail station, shops and restaurants. There is abundant parking towards the rear of the building in the lot near the second Franklin Center Commons building. Many people have asked “Why the move?” Our existing location is a shared building, and scheduling conference room time has become a [...]

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Reduce Your Massachusetts Divorce Legal Fees

I have yet to meet a client who is excited about paying lots of money for their Massachusetts divorce.  If you are one, please call me right away! As consumers, we like to know how much something will cost.  It is difficult to plan otherwise.  Let’s compare divorce legal fees to another relatively unpleasant task – car shopping: Chuck, a Car Shopper:   “So, how much will this car cost me?” Salesperson:  ”Well, tough to say.  Could be $30,000.00.  But it could be a lot more.” Chuck: “Why is that?” Salesperson:  ”Well, there are a lot of variables.  I am [...]

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Where’s Steve-O? by Steve McDonough, Esq.

Well, first I would like to report that I have not been living in District 9 with the alien prawns or anything like that.  It has been quite sometime since my last post, and I apologize to my readers – both of them (just kidding).  Although not much blogging has been going on, plenty of other good stuff has been, including: The Divorce Collaborative LLC expanded in January, and has moved to the top floor of the Law & Financial Center at 77 Main St. in Medway, MA.  This is the same location we have been in, we just moved [...]

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