child custody

The New 2017 Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines: What’s New? What’s the Same?

The Trial Court of Massachusetts issued new Child Support Guidelines, which took effect last week on September 15th.  There are many changes to the new Guidelines, but also a lot of things stayed the same.  This article will explain the changes to the new Guidelines, but what also stayed the same compared to the 2013…

Handling a Child Custody Case

There are not many other types of court cases that are more emotional and stressful than a child custody case.  Because emotions are running high during these types of cases, parents can sometimes fall into pitfalls and traps, which can ultimately hurt their case down the road.  Here are some tips for parents going through…

The Important Difference Between a Merging and Surviving Separation Agreement

It is not uncommon for a spouse to want to modify certain provisions of his or her Separation Agreement after a divorce. As time goes on, circumstances will most certainly change for the former spouses. However, not all Separation Agreements are modifiable. Before a spouse files a modification action, it is important to ascertain whether…