In Massachusetts, child support is calculated using both parents’ gross income. Generally, a parent who is already financially supporting a child is entitled to deduct the amount of support he or she pays for that child from their gross income when calculating a...
When the Court establishes an initial alimony order, it must consider a number of statutory factors including each party’s respective income. A party’s “income” is defined as gross income received from whatever source which specifically includes a party’s wages and...
What is Parent Coordination? Parent Coordination is a dispute resolution process through which high-conflict parents attempt to resolve parenting disagreements quickly and outside of court thereby avoiding the expense and anxiety of litigation and minimizing the...
The Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines defines a parent’s income for the purpose of calculating child support very broadly but does not specifically include or exclude the financial contributions of household members. In Massachusetts, there is a strong public...
By Attorney Steven D. Weil | as published in the Mass Bar Lawyers Journal Update: The MBA’s Lawyer’s Journal just published a sequel to the article Attorney Weil wrote about the division of trust interests in divorce actions. The article can be found in the September...
Often in divorce cases one spouse has a strong preference to keep the house. The desire to minimize transition for the children, to avoid a costly move, or to remain living among one’s established community are only some of the reasons given. However, keeping the...
