Helping Clients During Challenging Financial & Personal Times
At Yellin & Hyman, P.C., we focus our legal practice on the following areas of law:
- Chapter 7 Bankruptcy - Discharging your debts through bankruptcy gives you the opportunity for a fresh start. The stress of financial problems can affect every aspect of your life. A Chapter 7 filing is often the solution, getting you back on your feet and off to a fresh start.
- Chapter 13 Bankruptcy - If you don't qualify for a Chapter 7 filing under the new bankruptcy laws, you may still have the option of a Chapter 13 reorganization. A Chapter 13 filing gives you the opportunity to pay off debt, including overdue mortgage payments, over a three to five year period. In many cases, you will pay only a small percentage of your unsecured debt.
- Stop Foreclosure - Through no fault of your own, you may have fallen behind on your house payments because of a layoff or divorce. If your bank is unwilling to modify your loan, you may feel hopeless. We can help; by filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy we can stop the foreclosure in its tracks.
Contact our Franklin office by calling 508-570-4581 or our Hyde Park office at 617-910-3664. You can also send us an e-mail.
- Family Law - At Yellin & Hyman, P.C., our practice of family law goes far beyond seeking a divorce. We also help our clients with court orders relating to child support, requiring a spouse to vacate the marital home and temporary restraining orders. Our representation also handles issues unique to non-traditional and/or members of the LGBT community.
- Divorce - No divorce case is the same. We provide a listening ear to our clients regarding the particular concerns they have. Our job is to identify their needs, address their concerns and help them meet their goals. We take the time to educate our clients on the processes involved in issues such as seeking child custody, child support or spousal support.
- Custody / Visitation - We help you keep the focus of any custody or visitation dispute on the best interests of your children, where it belongs. By recognizing the harm that can be done in a contentious dispute over custody and visitation, and balancing that with our determination to realize the goals of our clients, we are able to obtain a successful result while at the same time limiting the harm to the children.
- Modifications - Divorce changes lives, and many of those changes carry over into your life post-divorce. For example, careers end, new jobs are found, and spouses may decide to remarry. These substantial changes in circumstances may dictate a modification to the original divorce decree.
- Child Support / Alimony - While strict guidelines based on income and expenses dictate child support amounts, an attorney can still be invaluable in the process of determining the correct amount by knowing how to obtain and analyze your spouses income. There are no such guidelines for spousal support (alimony) payments, however, so an experienced attorney can educate you on the factors considered in granting it and can effectively advocate before the judge on your behalf.
- Property Division - Our job is to maximize your ability to retain as much marital property as possible under the law. We are well-versed in Massachusetts property division, having handled countless divorce cases, and we know how to account for gifts, separate property and complex assets when negotiating a property division settlement.
In addition to the above areas of practice, we also help clients in Social Security Disability (SSDI or SSI) claims and personal injury cases that involve car accidents, slips and falls, and injuries in the workplace (workers' compensation).
Contact Us
For more information or to schedule an appointment with an experienced Massachusetts lawyer, please contact us today. You can call us at 508-570-4581, at 617-910-3664 or send us an e-mail.
