Comprehensive Guidance on Child
Support in Massachusetts
Comprehensive Guidance on Child
Support in Massachusetts
Massachusetts Child Support Solutions for Your Family
Massachusetts Child Support Solutions for Your Family
The law regarding child support in Massachusetts requires both you and your spouse or partner to contribute to the support of your children until they are emancipated, which can occur any time from their eighteenth to their twenty-third birthday, depending on the circumstances.
Understanding Earnings
for Support
Determining child support goes beyond using the basic Massachusetts child support calculator. In determining how much one of you may be required to pay to the other, we must first know how much each of you is truly earning, whether one has a second job and whether that income should be considered. We must also consider if one of you owns a business – and how much income it can provide – whether there are income-producing investments that should be included, whether support or expenses for another child must be considered and whether there are gifts or inheritances that are potentially significant.
In other words, determining child support is sometimes harder than you might think.
Beyond the Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines
Even once the full income of each parent is known, and set forth on the appropriate financial statement, child support is more than a simple matter of inserting numbers into the formula contained in the Child Support Guidelines and coming up with an order.
While this is sometimes what happens, there are also circumstances that allow the court to deviate from those Guidelines. We will explore possible deviations in your case to determine whether or not “Guideline” support is appropriate or whether one parent should pay more or less than the Guidelines provide.
Additional Massachusetts Family Law Services
Child
Custody
Relocation After Divorce
Grandparents’
Rights
Caregivers and Guardianships
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Our Massachusetts family law practice can help you navigate divorce, mediation or collaborative law solutions, finding a resolution that works for you and your family.
Schedule your 30-minute consultation!
Newburyport Family Law & Divorce Mediation offers a compassionate approach to resolving legal issues, focusing on mediation as the most efficient and cost-effective solution.
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