As our kids start heading back to school, it may be a good time for parents to reacquaint themselves with their child support plans. Think about it: kids are starting new schools and new activities; parents are readjusting to a more rigid custody schedule than they may have had during the summer; we are all starting to look ahead to
Paying child support is not a one-time obligation. Parents will often have to comply with these orders for several years, which can be daunting. However, as time goes on, circumstances can change, making it appropriate to pursue a review of an existing child support order. For instance, if you are paying child support and you suffer a serious injury that leaves
Child support is one of the most misunderstood areas related to divorce. Many Massachusetts child support cases are already complex enough without the many myths further complicating things. If you are divorcing with children, it is in your and your children’s best interests to get to the truth of the matter. This will give you and your spouse the preparation
As the old saying goes, “Change is the only constant.” This is as true in the area of Massachusetts child support as it is in any other area of life. What worked for you and your child years ago may no longer be feasible or fair. Depending on the details of your situation, you may be able to reduce your child
Child support modification can be complicated, if the other parent does not agree to your proposal to raise or lower the amount of the payments. When the parents live in different states, the matter can be even more confusing. Which state’s courts have jurisdiction, or the legal power to change the child support order? State law may provide some guidance.
If you and your child’s other parent are no longer a couple, your child custody, parenting time and parenting plan arrangements could be constructed in any number of ways. In general, family law courts do not expect that your current arrangements will necessarily continue as outlined until your child turns 18. The courts do allow for modifications of existing orders
Teenagers can be perplexing creatures. At one minute, they could care less what their parents do or say and in the next minute their parents’ words and actions can matter very, very much. Even when your teen appears not to be watching or listening, he or she is likely taking life clues from your behavior. His or her sense of
Father’s Day and Mother’s Day often make people contemplate the relationships that they either had, have or did not have with their own parents and the relationships that they do or do not have with their own children. It can be particularly difficult to contemplate these relationships if you did not have positive relationships with your own parent(s) and therefore
Some might call her a star, others might call her a reality TV mess, but Brandi Glanville has undoubtedly made herself known to the media limelight. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member is most widely known as the wife who Eddie Cibrian left for LeAnn Rimes. The celebrity split has resulted in a family law dispute that seems
An out-of-state child support case highlights a kind of sensitive issue that might come up in Massachusetts, too. The definition of family is changing across the country. Same-sex marriage laws are changing, depending on the state, and science is changing the ways in which children are brought into the world. An example of an alternative family and the family law
As our kids start heading back to school, it may be a good time for parents to reacquaint themselves with their child support plans. Think about it: kids are starting new schools and new activities; parents are readjusting to a more rigid custody schedule than they may have had during the summer; we are all starting to look ahead to
Paying child support is not a one-time obligation. Parents will often have to comply with these orders for several years, which can be daunting. However, as time goes on, circumstances can change, making it appropriate to pursue a review of an existing child support order. For instance, if you are paying child support and you suffer a serious injury that leaves
Child support is one of the most misunderstood areas related to divorce. Many Massachusetts child support cases are already complex enough without the many myths further complicating things. If you are divorcing with children, it is in your and your children’s best interests to get to the truth of the matter. This will give you and your spouse the preparation
As the old saying goes, “Change is the only constant.” This is as true in the area of Massachusetts child support as it is in any other area of life. What worked for you and your child years ago may no longer be feasible or fair. Depending on the details of your situation, you may be able to reduce your child
Child support modification can be complicated, if the other parent does not agree to your proposal to raise or lower the amount of the payments. When the parents live in different states, the matter can be even more confusing. Which state’s courts have jurisdiction, or the legal power to change the child support order? State law may provide some guidance.
If you and your child’s other parent are no longer a couple, your child custody, parenting time and parenting plan arrangements could be constructed in any number of ways. In general, family law courts do not expect that your current arrangements will necessarily continue as outlined until your child turns 18. The courts do allow for modifications of existing orders
Teenagers can be perplexing creatures. At one minute, they could care less what their parents do or say and in the next minute their parents’ words and actions can matter very, very much. Even when your teen appears not to be watching or listening, he or she is likely taking life clues from your behavior. His or her sense of
Father’s Day and Mother’s Day often make people contemplate the relationships that they either had, have or did not have with their own parents and the relationships that they do or do not have with their own children. It can be particularly difficult to contemplate these relationships if you did not have positive relationships with your own parent(s) and therefore
Some might call her a star, others might call her a reality TV mess, but Brandi Glanville has undoubtedly made herself known to the media limelight. The “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” cast member is most widely known as the wife who Eddie Cibrian left for LeAnn Rimes. The celebrity split has resulted in a family law dispute that seems
An out-of-state child support case highlights a kind of sensitive issue that might come up in Massachusetts, too. The definition of family is changing across the country. Same-sex marriage laws are changing, depending on the state, and science is changing the ways in which children are brought into the world. An example of an alternative family and the family law
