The Law Offices of Christine G. DeBernardis

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Over 20 years of experience helping familes in New Hampshire & Massachusetts

 

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Contact Us TodayOctober 4, 2023
It’s Vacation Time: Don’t Take it Out on the Kids

It’s Vacation Time: Don’t Take it Out on the Kids

Holidays and vacation time can be stressful.  There seems to be more to do than your average day.  If you are a parent going through a divorce or separation, it’s magnified.  Not only do you have your own emotions in play, but you have your children’s...

Protecting Your Children From Sexual Predators

Protecting Your Children From Sexual Predators Over the past few years, we have seen horrible stories pertaining to children who were abused by either those they trusted or others, whom they felt they could trust.  In recent months, the singer R. Kelly has once again...
​ Can you get a restraining order on behalf of your child?

​ Can you get a restraining order on behalf of your child?

​As a parent it is our number one job to protect our children. In today’s world, with all of the technology, there are more ways than ever for a child to be targeted. Children can be targeted by their own peers, by adults pretending to be other children or by...
Parenting Your Special Needs Child

Parenting Your Special Needs Child

Penny and Zach had a stormy relationship from day one.  They argued over food, traveling and holidays.  After they were married, they could not agree on anything except their child’s name.    When Baby Levi was 3 and still behind developmentally, Penny sought...

Massachusetts: Parent Education Program Attendance

All parties to a divorce action in which there are minor children, are ordered to attend and participate in an approved Massachusetts Parent Education Program. This requirement applies to divorces brought under Ch. 208 §1 (fault divorces); and Ch. 208 §1A and §1B...
You Want Me to Communicate with Her?  You Don’t Know My Wife!

You Want Me to Communicate with Her? You Don’t Know My Wife!

Sound familiar?  I hear this comment on a regular basis.  It seems counter intuitive to ask that a couple going through a divorce, sometimes a contested and harsh divorce, do the unthinkable – talk to one another.  But that’s exactly what I ask of my...
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