Does my husband need to request a legal name change?

If I understand you correctly, the problem is that his birth certificate has his birth father's name and all other legal documents, including his...

I would like to know what needed to happen if I were to accept a job out of state.

There is a specific statute - M.G.L. c.208, s.30 - which prohibits your move without the father's consent. Your first and easiest path is to get...

Summoned for child support by state, not the mother.. My name is on birth certificate, but I'm not the father.

Under the current state of the law, you have been adjudicated the father of that child, and you have a heavy burden to face to undo that, although...

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I served my ex wife papers to end child support. She has 20 days to respond, its day 19. What happens if she doesn't respond? MA

Assuming that you have included all of the necessary facts in your complaint, you can file a Motion for Summary Judgment. It is a technical...

What steps to take after child turns 18 as far as ending support payments?

18 years of age is not an automatic cut-off; it depends on the definition of emancipation. Your safest bet is to file a complaint for modification...

My ex-husband is disabled due to a DUI car accident & has court granted visits as part of the custody agreement.

Whatever other concerns you have with your ex-husband (e.g. alcoholism), being disabled by itself even to the extent described does not prevent him...

How do I get my ex-husband to actually PAY his child support for our child over 18? $3200/ month has become $200/month.

On the assumption that the $3,000/month reduction in child support was not reviewed and made into an order by a Court, I agree with the other...

Divorce - immigration

You are not required to use the abuse as a basis for the divorce; whether the truth serves your immigration goals is a matter to ask an immigration...

Child Support Payment

Something else is going on here; with your stated incomes and expenses, for one child, and shared physical custody your support obligation under...

Will child support stop automatically at age 18

You actually have two questions here: (1) Will weekly child support end when the child goes off to college and (2) what will the parents each...