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Emerging Child Support Issues in Massachusetts: College and Post-Secondary Education Support.

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On July 27, 2026

The guidelines in Massachusetts can go up to the age of 23 in certain circumstances. Many times, there can be a significant overlap between allocating the tuition and housing, and other college expenses, versus how that impacts a child support guideline, if at all. Choosing the school, about how those factors are in, in terms […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On July 13, 2026

The guidelines in Massachusetts applied to a certain combined parental income threshold. If it goes above substantially more than that level, the court has significant discretion in determining the appropriate support. With high income, there are often different arguments about the lifestyle considerations for the child, whether there is private school tuition, and how private […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On June 29, 2026

Nowadays, there can be a lot more freelance or contract work, or online platforms where people have their income. Some of the issues that may have occurred, although child support in Massachusetts is generally straightforward, are that if a parent has an inconsistent monthly income, or if they are self-employed, and there is a question […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On June 15, 2026

One issue is that shared parenting reduces child support. One of the larger developments in recent years involves a parenting schedule where both parents spend significant time with their child. The child support guidelines recognize that these joint physical custody about how you can run the cross guidelines to see what should occur. However, there […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On May 25, 2026

There has always been a certain amount of drug and alcohol testing, but the courts are increasingly ordering alcohol or substance abuse monitoring tools, including remote breath testing and continuous alcohol monitoring devices. There are things called the “SCRAM” or Soberlink that are common in Massachusetts, or alcohol related issues. There can also be more […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On May 4, 2026

It is becoming more common that parents rely on GPS tracking for their phones or watches for themselves, and start using these devices for children, where they can access where the children are through smartphones or watches, smart home devices, school monitoring apps, AirTags, and things of that nature. Sometimes, there can be significant conflict […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On April 13, 2026

Some of the ways that the judge does this is by using a Guardian Ad Litem (“GAL”). It could include a clinical GAL or a probation officer to do an investigation that looks at the emotional well-being of the child, the child’s exposure to conflict between the parents, if there are allegations of a course […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On March 30, 2026

In high conflict cases, sometimes the expectations of cooperative co-parenting can be unrealistic, and sometimes Probate and Family Court judges frequently order what is called “Parallel Parenting Structures” that try to minimize the parents’ interaction. This is not ideal, but sometimes it can strictly define exchanges even at a police station or a supervised parenting […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On March 16, 2026

Even though Massachusetts custody law still centers on what is in the children’s best interests under General Laws Ch. 208 and other statutes. They are becoming more common factual issues that judges confront in Probate and Family Court. A lot of this sometimes deals with technology and the modern parenting dynamics. One example is that […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On October 7, 2025

Common mistakes parents make in a custody dispute include prioritizing their own needs over the child’s best interests, badmouthing the other parent, failing to document events, violating court orders, involving the child in the conflict, letting emotions dictate decisions, misusing social media, and not seeking professional legal advice.

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Emerging Child Support Issues in Massachusetts: College and Post-Secondary Education Support.

Emerging Child Support Issues in Massachusetts: Handling High-Income Cases.

Emerging Child Support Issues in Massachusetts: Determining Support with Variable or High Incomes.

Emerging child support issues in Massachusetts.

In child custody cases, what are some of the new trends with substance monitoring technology?

How does technology/monitoring play a role in custody cases?

In child custody cases, the courts look at the impact of the parents’ conflict on children.

Custody cases in Massachusetts: How do the Courts look at the difference between cooperative parenting and parallel parenting?

Evolving Legal Issues in Child Custody Cases.

What are Some Common Mistakes Parents Make in a Custody Dispute?