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Modifying Child Support and Alimony for Self-Employed Parties Photo

Modifying Child Support and Alimony for Self-Employed Parties Jun 03

Attorney Nicole K. Levy explains how Covid-19 has complicated modifying child support and alimony cases involving self-employed ...

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Enhanced Unemployment Benefits Under the CARES Act Can Impact Child Support Photo

Enhanced Unemployment Benefits Under the CARES Act Can Impact Child Support May 28

Attorney Carmela M. Miraglia explores how enhanced federal unemployment benefits of $600 per week impact child support ...

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Coronavirus News: Enforcing Child Support and Alimony Orders During the Crisis Photo

Coronavirus News: Enforcing Child Support and Alimony Orders During the Crisis Apr 07

Attorney Carmela M. Miraglia explores the challenge of enforcing orders for child support and alimony during the coronavirus ...

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Massive Coronavirus Layoffs Trigger Child Support and Alimony Reductions Across MA and US Photo

Massive Coronavirus Layoffs Trigger Child Support and Alimony Reductions Across MA and US Mar 19

Coronavirus driven layoffs and job losses are triggering dramatic reductions in child support and alimony in Massachusetts and ...

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Massachusetts Trial Court Announces Comprehensive Response to Coronavirus for MA Courts (WITH UPDATES) Photo

Massachusetts Trial Court Announces Comprehensive Response to Coronavirus for MA Courts (WITH UPDATES) Mar 15

Massachusetts Attorney Jason V. Owens reviews sweeping new rules for MA court operations during the Coronavirus pandemic. Click ...

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Coronavirus Court Closures: How Covid-19 is Shutting Courts in Divorce and Family Law Cases Photo

Coronavirus Court Closures: How Covid-19 is Shutting Courts in Divorce and Family Law Cases Mar 14

Family Law Attorney Jason V. Owens discusses Covid-19 court closures and the impact on divorce and child custody cases. Click here ...

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SJC Considers Court-Appointed Lawyers for Child Support Cases Photo

SJC Considers Court-Appointed Lawyers for Child Support Cases Feb 24

Attorney Jason V. Owens discusses whether the SJC will rule in favor of court-appointed attorneys for child support defendants ...

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Modifying Child Support Orders in Massachusetts Photo

Modifying Child Support Orders in Massachusetts Oct 29

Massachusetts Attorney Kimberley Keyes examines modifying child support orders and judgments in Massachusetts. Click here f or ...

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Divorced and Unmarried Parents: How New Tax Law Impacts Child Tax Deductions and Child Tax Credits Photo

Divorced and Unmarried Parents: How New Tax Law Impacts Child Tax Deductions and Child Tax Credits Oct 31

Divorce attorney Jason V. Owens reviews how changes to child tax benefits under the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) may impact ...

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The Difference Between Eliminating Alimony Arrears and Child Support Arrears Photo

The Difference Between Eliminating Alimony Arrears and Child Support Arrears Jun 26

James M. Lynch and Harold A. Mazzio explore the difference between eliminating child support arrears and alimony arrears through a ...

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Appeals Court: Out of Court Agreements to Reduce Child Support Are Not Enforceable, But Some Exceptions Exist Photo

Appeals Court: Out of Court Agreements to Reduce Child Support Are Not Enforceable, But Some Exceptions Exist Jun 06

Attorney Nicole K. Levy reviews a recent Massachusetts Appeals Court decision that may include an incorrect legal standard. This ...

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Amended 2018 Child Support Guidelines Will Change Massachusetts Child Support on June 15, 2018 Photo

Amended 2018 Child Support Guidelines Will Change Massachusetts Child Support on June 15, 2018 May 22

Trial Court Department debuts new Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines Worksheet six months after the 2017 Guidelines released. ...

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Hon. John D. Casey is New Chief of Probate Court and Revised Child Support Guideline Worksheet on Way Photo

Hon. John D. Casey is New Chief of Probate Court and Revised Child Support Guideline Worksheet on Way May 18

Jason V. Owens offers breaking news in advance of the MCLE Conference, including a new Chief Justice of the Probate and Family ...

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The Challenge of Modifying College Payment Agreements in Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts Photo

The Challenge of Modifying College Payment Agreements in Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts Jan 10

Divorce Attorney Nicole K. Levy explores how college contributions are treated differently from child support orders in ...

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End of Child Support is Grounds for New Alimony Order in MA Appeals Court Case Photo

End of Child Support is Grounds for New Alimony Order in MA Appeals Court Case Oct 25

Case also provides important clarity on when the durational clock starts for alimony on a Complaint for Modification. Click here ...

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Mass Lawyer's Weekly: Fixes for MA Child Support Guidelines on the Way Thanks to Blogosphere Oct 24

Jason V. Owens reviews a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article covering errors in the 2017 Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines. ...

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MA Appeals Court: When Child Support Ends, a Lifetime of Alimony (for Some) Begins Photo

MA Appeals Court: When Child Support Ends, a Lifetime of Alimony (for Some) Begins Oct 23

Jason V. Owens reviews a recent Appeals Court decision that confirms that lifetime alimony is alive and well in Massachusetts for ...

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Multiple Errors Distort 2017 Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines, Fixes Reportedly Coming (UPDATED 10/6/17) Photo

Multiple Errors Distort 2017 Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines, Fixes Reportedly Coming (UPDATED 10/6/17) Sep 26

Massachusetts family law attorney Jason V. Owens discusses multiple errors affecting the 2017 Massachusetts Child Support ...

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Child Support Deviations Encouraged in 2017 MA Guidelines Photo

Child Support Deviations Encouraged in 2017 MA Guidelines Sep 25

Family Law Attorney Carmela M. Miraglia reviews how child support deviations are encouraged by the 2017 MA Child Support ...

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Use of Unallocated Support Encouraged in 2017 MA Child Support Guidelines Photo

Use of Unallocated Support Encouraged in 2017 MA Child Support Guidelines Sep 12

Divorce Attorney Carmela M. Miraglia reviews how the 2017 Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines encourage judges to enter orders ...

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