Posts In Child Support

Trial Court Increases Transparency by Announcing 2020-2021 Child Support Task Force for Massachusetts Oct 29

Trial Court Increases Transparency by Announcing 2020-2021 Child Support Task Force for Massachusetts After criticisms over ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...