Your case is very serious because of the number of times DCF has been called to intervene with your child and because they finally took the child...

If my ex wife have legal and full custody of my child, and I have visitation days with my daughter's, can she leave the state ?

The custodial parent must seek permission from the Court to remove the children from the state. If you were given visitation rights, she does not...

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If I share legal and physical custody of my children w/my ex-husband, how do I go about seeking primary custody and full legal?

I do not recommend that you approach this matter "pro se" (on your own). You will need a very legally sophisticated Complaint for Modification...

I am presuming you mean a Complaint for Divorce (though almost any Complaint will have the same procedural requirements to dismiss). File a joint...

Does Massachusetts recognize separate property?

My colleague Talia Simond said it best. While we recognize separate property, it is a factor in the distribution of property upon divorce. You...

Can I stop paying child support now that my daughter is 18 but has 1 year of high school left? She is moving in with me.

You must change your child support and custody arrangements by court order. You can file a Complaint for Modification to ask that your son be...

SO if I want/NEED a divorce and his parents own the house we live in with 4 kids - I would have to go?

You have mentioned some important factors in your question: your financial dependence due to your inability to work more than part time due to your...

DOR is not going to close your case and terminate your child support obligations for you! You must pro-actively move the court to give you an...

My daughter is turning 23 this mouth and i'm getting it modified in two months do i still need to pay child support till then ?

As a general rule, you must pay child support until an Order permits you to terminate the payments. Your failure to do so could be construed...

How do we pay child support to Massachusetts enforcement from Canada?

The consensus is that if you have not done so already, you should set up an account with the DOR (Department of Revenue) who has the power to take...