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i have been paying child support for years , and it wasn't until they opened that website for fathers to check there balance did i notice that the amount they have take from me has not been properly taken off the amount i owe, i did a print out of my payments for the last 18 months on 9/06/16... View More 
answered on Oct 3, 2016
Hello, You can seek an administrative review of the DOR information. Start with a phone call- yes you will be on hold, but the issue needs your attention. Also if your son is 21 and not in college or post secondary school ( depending on your separation agreement) a Modification to terminate... View More
The child was in dcf custody for 6 months just returned and DCF still have temporary custody and I wanted to know when can my friend apply for child support or do it have to wait til after the case is closed and custody is returned to her?
answered on Sep 23, 2016
The Court would want you to have a custody order most likely.
Family was living in Canada, husband physically abusive, wife & kids escaped & now living in MA. Low income, younger daughter dealing with OCD & PTSD issues, need help with divorce proceedings, custody, need to prevent husband from contacting children.
answered on Sep 22, 2016
How long have you been in Massachusetts and did husband live in Massachusetts at some point? There are complicated jurisdictional issues and I urge you to make an appointment with a lawyer to go over all of the facts.
In April, my 16 year old cousin moved in with me due to issues with her father and stepmother. Her father then gave me temporary legal custody after I insisted on signing her back up for school (he had previously withdrew her early in the year) So far, he has only given me a total of ~$600 for the... View More
answered on Sep 20, 2016
You can seek child support for the child and the DOR can help you with this issue.
answered on Feb 19, 2013
I was about to answer your question, however I noticed that you posted this on August 2012. How did you make out?
And does not want to take me to court to modified the the payments.and just pays what he thinks he can afford
answered on Feb 19, 2013
As long as an order is in place, then he is responsible to pay that amount regardless of what his income is. He must file for a modification to actually modify his child support obligation.
The Court does not make modification orders retroactive based on income, but may only make orders... View More
We had our divorce in Massachusetts and the child support order was originally out of Mass but then she moved to Virgina with the kids in 2006 and has been there ever since.. So my question is can she come back to Mass and file for a modification when neither of us live here?
answered on Feb 19, 2013
It is my understanding that she can come to Mass because that is where the original Order was placed, however, you can challenge the jurisdictional authority. There may be a number of circumstances in which you will both need to appear to court, and this a hardship. A modification could work in... View More
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