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Do I Have to Pay for Child’s College?
Q: I have a 18 year old daughter I was never married to her mother there has never been a court issued for me to pay any kind of support I have not been in this child life at anytime do to her mother not wanting me to but now that she is 18 can the mother turn me in...
Do I Have to Allow Husband’s New Wife To Pick Up Child?
Q: if the child's father has visitation but his wife shows up do I have to give my child to the wife even if the order is between me and her father? A: Hi, and thank you for your question. Parents often send a relative to retrieve the child for parenting time. We all...
Can I Live in Studio Apt with 11 Year Old
Q: Can I live in a studio apartment in Massachusetts and have my 11 year old stay with me? Like most issues in Family Law, the answer to this question depends heavily on the facts. It would involve an analysis of the age, sex and experience of the child; the...
Fee Waiver Question
Q: I felt as if the judge had no care or knowledge about our case. She ordered a drug test and with her words said we're "both pointing the finger" though in my papers I never said anything about him having substance abuse. She didn't give me the chance to talk really...
Am i allowed to cancell his request?
My ex text me tuesday saying he wont be able to pick up for visitation friday and said to have her ready sat and he will.pick her up than. Am i able to deny and cancel his visitation? I had to call out of work resulting in a write up becuse i didnt have a babysitter...
Can my husband stop our divorce on the grounds of insanity?
My husband and I been talking about divorce for years. He said he's going to keep me from divorcing him and going to have the kids say I am crazy and can't live alone. Can he do that? Nobody can force you to stay married. The Court will grant you a divorce even...
My wife is getting calls without no number and we can’t trace it
Q: My wife is getting calls without no number and we can't trace it. The police won’t do nothing. Can’t a lawyer do something? Can I get a private investigator to find out and sue them for harassment? A: Phone calls can be difficult because of the technology that...
Can I sue someone for adultery?
Q. Can I sue someone for adultery? I thought I read somewhere that if she keeps doing it, I can sue for it. Help please. A. In NH, you can file for divorce on the ground of adultery. If you can show that there was “intercourse,” you may seek additional assets or...
My husband has been having an affair for over 3 years
My husband has been having an affair for over 3 years. He stops but the woman won’t stop contacting him. Can I have her arrested under http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/272-14.htm? No, adultery is no longer a criminal action in NH. It is rarely prosecuted in MA. ...
Does my second job count towards child support?
Does my second job count towards child support? Maybe. If you have a second job at the time that the initial child support order is made, then the job often will count as income when calculating child support. The Court has to consider whether part time or overtime...
