The courts do not automatically terminate child support if you relinquish parental rights. There are some options with regards to negotiating this, but this is something that is not typically court ordered.

If you die without a Will in Massachusetts, the Intestacy Laws of Massachusetts will determine who inherits your assets.   If you die without a Will, you were set to have died interstate and that can be what your intent was for your assets; or your estate to go to. However, you are leaving that […]

This is one that is effected by custody and parenting time; where the child support guidelines will change depending on who has custody; or if the time with the “non-custodial” parent is less than 1/3 or more than a 1/3 and it changes with the child support guidelines are.

In Massachusetts, it does not allow suspending visits because of not getting child support. However, you can file a Contempt of Court and ask for attorney’s fees from the other side. Some states do allow visitation to be suspended, but not in Massachusetts.

DCF can either support or unsupported the allegation. The unsupported report means that DCF found that there is no evidence indicating that the children were abused or neglected. A supported report means that DCF believes that there is evidence tending to show that the child or children were abuse or neglected; or at risk for […]

A basic estate plan usually consists of Wills, typically one for each spouse, a Power of Attorney, again one for each spouse, a Durable Power of Attorney and the Healthcare Proxy, one for each spouse. The costs varies significantly between what the attorney’s charges for this. It can be anywhere from a few hundred dollars […]

A 51A is an allegation of neglect or abuse. If the report describes an emergency, DCF may present the 51A to the judge and obtain permission to take your child or children away from you without notifying you beforehand. However, if this emergency procedure is used, you may not hear about the 51A until after […]

The answer to that questions is no. There is a lot that DCF can consider doing; including, asking you to sign a Voluntary Placement Agreement, but the most typical situation is that DCF will ask for “Family Assessment” and that Family Assessment is used to determine whether or not the family needs services and working […]