On August 2, 2021, the Executive Office to the Trial Court published new Child Support Guidelines. The new Guidelines become effective on October 4, 2021. There are significant changes to the calculation of support as compared to the previous Guidelines published in...
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How do I stop paying child support in Massachusetts?
In Massachusetts, your obligation to pay child support may end for a variety of reasons: Your child moved in with you.Your child no longer resides with your ex.Your child has been adopted.Your child is emancipated. For example if your youngest child graduated from...
The Challenges of Remote Learning for Divorced and Separated Parents During COVID19
The start of this school year has been very different from any year prior. Schools across Massachusetts have developed different plans in light of COVID-19. Schools have responded to the pandemic in a variety of ways, most of which involve “remote learning” at least...
Part two: College contribution and expenses for divorced and separated parents
Can I be ordered to contribute to my child’s college education expenses? Can I ask the Courts to order my ex to contribute to our child’s college education? It is common knowledge that college expenses have skyrocketed over the last 50 years and that a college...
CARES Act Presents Opportunities to Access Your Retirement Funds
By Erin F. Nielson with contribution from Katie Moore, Financial Advisor and Certified Divorce Financial Analyst with Finivi Many of our clients are experiencing financial hardship as a result of the many changes to our work and home lives caused by the Coronavirus. ...
Recently Unemployed Due to COVID19? Do you Pay Child Support?
Have you recently loss income due to COVID19? Are you worried about meeting your child support obligation? The numbers over the last few weeks are staggering. With the coronavirus outbreak shutting down businesses throughout America, the numbers of people filing...
Enforcing or Modifying Massachusetts Child Support Orders when Parents Relocate
Today we live in a very mobile society. People will often move to be closer to family, start new jobs, attend school or just to enjoy a new environment. Decades ago such moves made it very difficult to enforce child support orders and often children went without...
A Quick Glance at Child Support in Massachusetts
Many people have the same questions about Child Support. Here are answers to some of the questions I hear most frequently in my practice. Will I have to pay support on my bonuses or commissions? The Child Support Guidelines define what is “income” for the purposes of...
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