Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

I am getting divorce, I am the Plaintiff and had my first hearing on

Friday (07/30/10) for temporary orders.I would like to know if the

signed Stipulation of that hearing could be revoked since I made the

decisions under pressure that day. The Defendant's attorney pushed so

hard to reach agreements like child support, life insurance, some

marital liabilities, between others in just a couple of hours before

the hearing. Those agreements were made in response of the Defendant's

desires instead of a negotiation. How my attorney could revoke it? I

agreed on 3 decisions, could this revoke be partial or has to be

total? Can I revoke it on my own? If so How?

Thanks


Asked on 8/01/10, 3:02 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Suzana Urukalo Kajko, Weisman & Colasanti, LLP

Hello,

Unfortunately, a signed stipulation entered into a court order/judgment by a Judge is very difficult to have vacated absent extreme circumstances. I am not clear on whether you had an attorney on that day of your hearing, but regardless pressure from opposing counsel generally is not reason enough to vacate an order.

I strongly recommend that you retain an attorney to assist you with your divorce so that you can be properly represented and you can be sure in what you are agreeing to. If you are interested in a free consultation please contact me at (978) 276-0777 or via email at [email protected].

Thank you,

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Answered on 8/11/10, 7:26 am


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