In Massachusetts, the best interests of the children govern any decision regarding custody and parenting/visitation rights.

All child custody and parenting/visitation agreements and orders are divided into two sections: provisions related to legal custody and provisions related physical custody. Of the two, physical custody, in whose home the children actually live and how much time the children spend with each parent, is usually most important to the parents and, consequently, the most contentious and litigated. Because of this, that well thought out, meticulous parenting plans are invaluable.

Attorney Lauren Popovitch has experience:

• Advising clients in establishing comprehensive Parenting Plans that work
• Modifying Parenting Plans to protect the best interests of the children
• With international custody disputes invoking the Hague Convention

Attorney Popovitch is dedicated to helping you seek the custody, visitation, and parenting plan that you want and those that are in your children’s best interests.

High Conflict Child Custody Cases

Disputes over the relocation (or removal) of a child, scheduling conflicts, and other disputes are not easily resolved by agreement. In highly-contested child custody cases, the court may appoint a Guardian Ad Litem or a court clinician to represent the interests of the child or to determine what is in the child’s best interests.

Attorney Lauren Popovitch has experience:

• Working closely with Guardian Ad Litems and court ordered clinicians
• Litigating all aspects of child custody including legal and physical custody; abuse; neglect; parental competency; substance abuse and fitness; paternity; special needs issues; relocation and removal; adoption; termination of parental rights; and jurisdictional issues

Attorney Lauren Popovitch will implement a strategy geared towards obtaining the best possible results. She is an experienced litigator who prepares meticulously for the possibility of trial in each case.

Child Custody Issues

Disputes over the relocation (or removal) of a child, scheduling conflicts, and other disputes are not easily resolved by agreement. In highly-contested child custody cases, the court may appoint a Guardian Ad Litem or a court clinician to represent the interests of the child or to determine what is in the child’s best interests.

Attorney Lauren Popovitch will implement a strategy geared towards obtaining the best possible results. She is an experienced litigator who prepares meticulously for the possibility of trial in each case.