Importance of a Health Care Proxy Health care proxies are allowable in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and what they do is they name a health care agent. That person has the right to make your health care decisions if you’re unable to do so if you’re incapacitated from doing so. So a typical case where […]
Read MoreInformation needed at your Divorce Attorney Meeting In order to get the most value out of your initial consultation with a lawyer, you should bring as much information with you as possible. Primarily, if you have children, pay stubs are necessary because one of the first things I do in an initial consultation is […]
Read MoreModifying Child Support in Massachusetts Anytime child support is changed in order to be enforceable, that has to be done by a modification to the previous agreement whether that be a separation agreement, in a separation agreement, we call that separation agreement but that’s the divorce agreement or a previous modification agreement. In order for […]
Read MoreBristol County Child Support Lawyer Discusses if Child Support Covers School Clothing Question: My daughter is in the middle of a bad divorce and she asked her ex to help with school clothing but he says “that’s what child support is for.” Is he right? Answer: School clothes are typically purchased by the custodial parent […]
Read MoreMassachusetts Child Custody Lawyer Discusses Custodial Time Spent with Grandparents Question: I have a question about vacation time. In our parenting agreement, my ex and I both agreed that we each would have 2 non-consecutive weeks with our child for vacation time. My ex-spouse emailed me in July (our agreement says we are supposed to have our vacation […]
Read MoreTaxability of Child Support in Massachusetts The taxability of child support and alimony is really clear according to the IRS. Child support is not income the recipient spouse and it is not deductible by the payor spouse. The alimony, however, is deductible to the person paying and it’s income to the person receiving it. So […]
Read MoreWill a Bonus be Calculated into Child Support? Bonuses are considered for child support purposes. It’s how the court treats them that varies from case to case. Bonuses gross income, just like any other income a spouse receives under the child support guidelines. In fact there’s a huge list of things that are considered income. […]
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