Massachusetts And New Hampshire Law Blog

When you started your Massachusetts business, you may have been a young, bright-eyed enthusiast. As the years went on, you garnered various successes and knew that your business would continue thriving for years to come. At first, you may have pictured yourself gray-haired and experienced sitting behind your desk until the days the doors closed, but now, you understand that you need to appoint someone to handle the business after you retire or leave the business for other reasons.

You may be considering the succession of your company, and you certainly do not want anything to hinder its continued growth and success. Fortunately, you can create a business succession plan that allows you to still have some say in how the company operates after your departure.

Do you want a divorce? Do you have a lot of assets? If you do, you may think that going to court to finalize your dissolution is inevitable. The good news is, fighting things out in court does not necessarily have to be in your future. Alternative dispute resolution methods, such as mediation, can be used successfully when working through a high net worth divorce in Massachusetts.

Mediation is a process that involves both parties coming together to negotiate the terms of their divorce. They do this with a trained mediator present. The mediator's job is not to help one party get a better settlement. He or she must remain neutral and simply work to keep the conversation going and help the couple reach settlement terms that are in line with state laws.

While today is still very much a man's world, more women in Massachusetts and elsewhere are finding success in the business world. This comes at a cost, however. It is believed that successful women are more likely to divorce than women who are not as successful as their husbands. Why is that?

A lot of times, it all comes down to pride. There are plenty of men out there who are okay with their wives being the breadwinners in the family. There are others, though, who are not. These individuals who believe in the traditional roles of men and women often struggle to reconcile with their situations, which causes friction in the relationship and, in many cases, ultimately leads to divorce.

A woman in another state claims that she was sexually harassed while she was working at a middle school. She says that her complaints were not taken seriously, and now she wants something done about it. It doesn't matter if one resides in Massachusetts or elsewhere, sexual harassment claims should always be taken seriously and dealt with appropriately.

According to reports, the victim -- a 44-year-old female -- was working as a registrar, getting kids signed up for classes at the beginning of the school year, when a male teacher allegedly came up from behind her and rubbed himself, while aroused, against her rear-end. She immediately told the principal, but nothing was done about it. The footage of the incident was eventually taped over.