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What is a Child Custody Journal?

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On January 30, 2020

A Child Custody Journal is a term for keeping notes, notebook or a journal that helps provide a fairly systematic and steady journal of both good and bad events when your children are with you or the other parent. It is showing both the positives and the negatives; showing the activities that are occur; what […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On January 27, 2020

If there is a current child support order, then support is due to the date of the Order if the parent is not making the court ordered payments. You can file a Complaint for Contempt requesting that the Judge make a finding and issue sanctions for failure to pay the obligation that was either a […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On January 23, 2020

In Massachusetts if child support has never been ordered then whether it is retroactive support will depend in large part about whether the child was born during the marriage or out of wedlock. There is a presumption in Massachusetts that married couples will support each other and the children and therefore child support can only […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On January 20, 2020

Although, a frequent question and a large concern of the parent paying the child support in Massachusetts there does not have to be an accounting or specifics of what the child support is being used for by the party that is receiving the child support. In general, Massachusetts assumes things such as food, shelter, clothing […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On December 5, 2019

There are a variety of factors in the Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 210, Section 3C to determine parental unfitness. Not limited but includes where the parents abused or neglected the child or another immediate family member. The parents have maintained contact with the child for previous 6 months. The child who is 4 or older […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On December 2, 2019

There is something called the “UCCJEA” where the home state is for an initial custody order and where the child has resided for the prior 6 months leading up to the divorce so long as one parent continues to reside in that state. That means that the Home State would be the controlling state and […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On November 28, 2019

Massachusetts has very limited options in order to have the child support obligations go away. There is a case Rosen v. Rosen in 2016 that allows very limited amount of exceptions, but it is a fairly technical requirement for retroactive child support for the court to actually allow that. You would need to file a […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On November 25, 2019

Although I have not seen this in my practice, there was a recent article in CNN about whether emoji’s can be looked at as a threat; such as can a knife emoji double as a threat to kill someone. According to CNN’s article the reported cases have been increasing significantly while still a fairly low […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On November 21, 2019

A Massachusetts law does require if you need to make an oral report to DCF if in your professional capacity you have a reasonable cause to believe that a child under the age of 18 is suffering from abuse or neglect and an original report is supposed to be submitted within 48 hours. In addition, […]

Posted by Alexander Nesson
On November 18, 2019

That would include but not limited to: physicians medical interns hospital personnel; engage in the examination or care treatment of people; medical examiners; emergency medical technicians; dentists; nurses; optometrists; chiropractors; public or private teachers; educational administrators; including family and also guidance counselors; childcare licensers including department of education and childcare, early educators; including pre-school, childcare […]

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What is a Child Custody Journal?

Retroactive Child Support in a Situation where there is a current Child Support Order.

In Massachusetts when there is a Retroactive Child Support Issue in a Case when there is a not a Current Child Support Order.

IN MASSACHUSETTS WITH CHILD SUPPORT DOES THE PARENT RECEIVING MONEY HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR WHAT IT IS BEING USED FOR TO BENEFIT THE CHILD?

What is Parental Unfitness?

In Massachusetts What is Considered the Home State?

In Massachusetts can Back Child Support or What is Considered Child Support Arrears be Reduced in Massachusetts?

Can Emoji’s be a Criminal Offense?

If you are a Mandated Reporter in Massachusetts what do I need to do under the Law?

In Massachusetts for a DCF Case, who is a Mandated Reporter?