- DivorceAn uncontested divorce is the quickest, cheapest and easiest way to get divorced. So why doesn’t everyone do it? Because it requires that you and your spouse reach a full agreement on ALL the issues in your case
- Child SupportModifications are often used to change physical and legal custody, visitation and/or child support. They cannot used change the division of assets the final divorce. Modifications are used in a number of common situations. Often times a decision made about custody of a child at age three no longer applies to the circumstances of the family when the child is age twelve. The financial situation of the parents could have changed requiring an adjustment to child support. One parent may be seeking to increase or limit visitation with the child. The standard for modification of custody, support and visitation is a “material change in circumstances.”
- Child Custody and VisitationWhen you retain Jillian, you personalized attention. You will not discussing your case with secretary when you call. You will not pay an attorney’s hourly rate for work done by intern or paralegal. As your attorney Jillian will personally handle of needs, questions and concerns. Jillian is not ‘Mother’s Rights’ attorney or ‘Father’s Rights’ attorney. She believes that parents are evaluated on individual merits and that child custody is governed by child’s best interests alone never by old-fashioned gender stereotypes. Attorney Ellis is pleased to assist men and women in both traditional and same sex relationships. bvlgari rettangolo highest quality replica watches
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- GuardianshipWhen one or both parents of child are temporarily unable to care for them, another adult can be appointed as a Guardian. Guardianship does not terminate a parent’s rights forever. It is a legal process of allowing a family member or another person to take care and custody of a child. That person can legally act as a parent on behalf of a child. A permanent guardianship lasts until the child is eighteen OR until one of the parents is determined by the court to be fit to resume care of the child.
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- Juvenile CrimesJillian is a lifelong Massachusetts resident. She was raised in middle class, blue collar family on South Shore. The daughter of a truck driver and a hair stylist, Jillian knows is like part of working class family and the struggles they often face. Jillian obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology at the University of Rhode Island. After college, Jillian returned to Boston to attend New England Law Boston. She put herself through law school and she has the student loans to prove it! During law school her passion for family law was evident and she began focusing her studies this area. Jillian worked at New England Law Boston Family Law Clinic providing free legal representation to litigants who could not afford attorney. Jillian also worked summers in South Shore law office specializing in family law. After admission to the Massachusetts Bar, Jillian was accepted to a judicial clerkship in the Massachusetts Juvenile Court. As judicial law clerk for the Juvenile Courts in Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Suffolk and Norfolk Counties, Jillian gained valuable experience in the practice of law and in working with families in crisis. In private practice Jillian has focused her work in family law, juvenile law (DCF cases) and civil litigation. Cases involving the Department of Children and Families (DCF) are her specialty. With office locations in Stoughton and New Bedford, Jillian practices the Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth and Barnstable Counties. Jillian has been board member of Massachusetts Juvenile Bar Association since 2013. In 2018 she was elected Co-President of Association. Jillian has been mentor for new lawyers the Committee for Public Counsel services Children and Family Law Division since 2014. a replica de relogios constellation 1390g best place for breitling watches bentley
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