Legal Information – Massachusetts Probate & Family Court
- General Massachusetts Divorce Information
- Uncontested (1A) / Joint Petition No-Fault Divorce
- Contested (1B) No-Fault Divorce
- MA Probate and Family Court Forms
- MA Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (updated version 12/1/2025)
- Alimony – Factors Considered by the Court
- Financial Statement – Short Form (gross annual income <$75K)
- Financial Statement – Long Form (gross annual income >$75K)
Legal Information – Additional MA Resources
- Alimony Calculator (via Attorney Julia Rueschemeyer)
- Alimony Calculator (via Lynch & Owens, P.C.)
- Alimony Calculator (via Skylark Law & Mediation)
- How to File a Complaint for Divorce (via Mass Legal Help)
- MA Laws About Divorce (via Mass.gov)
Memoirs About Divorce (which I’ve read and recommend)
- How to Burn a Rainbow, Karl Dunn (memoir/gay divorce)
- Mad Wife, Kate Hamilton (memoir)
- But You Seemed So Happy: A Marriage in Pieces and Bits, Kimberly Harrington (memoir/essays)
- This American Ex-Wife, Lyz Lenz (memoir/state of heterosexual marriage)
- No Fault: A Memoir of Romance and Divorce, Haley Mlotek (memoir/some history+pop culture)
- The Only Way Through Is Out, Suzanne Mullen (memoir/queer coming out)
- Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write About Leaving Men for Women, editors. Candace Walsh + Laura Andre (essays) [currently reading]
Other Books About Divorce (which I’ve read and recommend) [chronological publication order]
- Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women, Oona Metz, LICSW (2026)
- Divorce Amicably: Your Roadmap To Resolution, Tracy Ann Moore-Grant (2025)
- Home Will Never Be The Same Again: A Guide for Adult Children of Gray Divorce, Carol R. Hughes and Bruce R. Fredenburg (2020)
Podcasts Relevant to Divorce (which I’ve listened to and recommend)
- The Gray Divorce Podcast with Andrew Hatherley, CDFA, CRPC (all episodes are great!)
- “Bisexual Wife Guy” podcast episode of Proxy with Yowei Shaw (queer coming out while married)
- “Why Leaving the ‘Good Guy’ Feels So Hard” 10/7/25 episode of The Stay or Go Podcast for Women Considering Divorce with Britta Jo (available on Apple and Spotify)
- This American Ex-Wife Podcast with Lyz Lenz (available on Apple and Spotify)