Q: Visiting parent who hasn’t kept up with custody, what happens? Does he or she lose rights? Normally and then in today’s COVID days? A parent who is awarded parenting time has the choice to exercise his/her time. If he or she does not exercise awarded time, she is...
Is it contempt if one parent does not pick up children on assigned day It is not necessarily a “contempt” if a parent does not exercise parenting time. However, if the parent does not present for parenting time and it costs the other parent financially (ie time off...
If I Get a Second Job or Have Additional Income, Will Child Support Be Changed to Include It? In Massachusetts, the court determines whether to consider income from a second job after examining the history of the income (for how long it has been received, whether it...
Q. COVID has made seeing my child nearly impossible due to my new wife’s high risk pregnancy. My ex wife is holding this against me. Now that NH has relaxed the restrictions I want to see my child but my ex is saying that I have forfeited my rights. How can I...
Q. In MA Is child support based on 2nd income? In MA, child support is based upon the income of the parties. “Income is defined as gross income from whatever source, regardless of whether that income is recognized by the Internal Revenue Code or reported to the...
Q. Is parent required to pay child support before being ordered by court to do so? If so, how do we determined the amount? Every parent should provide financially for his or her child. Therefore, yes, a parent should support a child even if not ordered to do so by...
