Does a divorce decree that was in place prior to the new Alimony Reform Act in MA supersede the law?

You will need to look at the language regarding survival or merger. If the terms regarding alimony survive as an independent contract, they are not...

Is your child living in Florida? If so, you will need to file an action in Florida, so long as he has been there for the past six months....

Child custody matter... Need advice.

You should have filed a complaint for modification seeking to suspend the visits if you had reason to believe that your daughter was being sexually...

A divorce is put on a 14 month track, which means that it should be resolved - from start to finish- within that time frame. Many divorces take...

My husband gave me a car for Christmas last year and now he is saying he wants it back or he wants money for it in the divorce?

As Attorney Mason stated, the cars and any outstanding loans due on them become part of the marital estate, which the Judge has the discretion to...

A mother had child born out of wedlock in the state of CT, Can mom & child move to MA legally?

In the state of Massachusetts, a Mother has the right to move out of state with the child if paternity has not been established. Even if paternity...

Do I qualify for an annulment?

Although your marriage is voidable, you would have to show that neither of you knew about the impairment at any time during the marriage. Knowing...

The father of my children & I entered into an agmt for back child support. He reneged & failed to pay the add'l support ordered.

Although mediation often works, it sounds like he will have difficulty complying with any order, and will seek to change the parenting only to...

Does parenting time have to be made up??

As other counsel said, you should review your order to determine if there is a provision regarding this situation. If not, and if this was a rare...

I got a divorce over a year and the judge granted my ex husband to file taxes every other year for our child . Can I stop this?

Child support is calculated based on the Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines. If your ex is no longer paying support for his older child, you...