December’s jobs report just came in and it’s brutal for Massachusetts women. A disappointing jobs report, just released by the same department, found that 140,000 jobs were cut in December. Every single one of those jobs were held by women. Since the pandemic took a...
Child Support
Facing Jail for Failing to Pay Child Support in Massachusetts – You May Be Entitled to a Court-Appointed Attorney
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently heard arguments in a case that could create a new right to a court-appointed attorney, paid for by the state, for people at risk of jail time for failure to pay child support. Today, indigent defendants in criminal...
Stimulus Checks May Be Garnished For Child Support Arrears in Massachusetts
Due to COVID-19, Massachusetts residents are experiencing difficult financial times. While there has been action by the government to ease financial burdens such as staying evictions and forbearing mortgage payments, the fact of the matter is that ensuring the receipt...
Adult Children Actually Cost Massachusetts Parents More Than Babies
Massachusetts kids are expensive, but while conventional wisdom usually suggests that they'll cost the most when they're small, a new survey is suggesting that isn't exactly true. In actuality, most parents say quite the opposite, as the survey found that parents...
Where Does All That Massachusetts Child Support Money Go?
You'd be surprised. A lot of people hand over a pretty big chunk of change each and every month to someone who gets it tax-free. That's right, the recipient of child support gets the money tax-free. On a related note, the person paying does not get to write it off...
Childcare Costs in Massachusetts on the Rise
As you undoubtedly know, the cost of raising kids in Massachusetts and across the U.S. is rising steadily. A significant part of that expense is due to increases in childcare costs. But how much are American parents spending to have their kids looked after? Business...
How to Lower Your Massachusetts Child Support
Updating or correcting your Massachusetts child support does not make you less of a father or mother; it just means you'll have more money to spend on your child in different ways. The child support guidelines have a formula that is based on a number of factors. And...
What Happens if I Don’t Pay Child Support in Massachusetts?
Within the Massachusetts Department of Revenue is an office called Child Support Enforcement (CSE). CSE was established to enforce state and federal laws about child support.CSE performs a number of critical child support functions. It uses an administrative...
Child Support: Deadbeats Are on the Rise in Massachusetts!
Deadbeat parents in Massachusetts left a trail of hardship for custodial parents.Less than half of custodial parents, 43.5 percent received the full amount of child support due that year, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau data.Meanwhile, three in 10...
Can Child Support Be Modified Retroactively in Massachusetts? Maybe
When it comes to a Massachusetts divorce, not all separation agreements are created equal. In fact, a well-crafted agreement can provide a divorcing spouse with a degree of economic protection that far surpasses what would be guaranteed by state law.That's one lesson...