Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

Re: child support, alimony

Child support is based on the "Guidelines. Your ex-spouse-to-be determines that by earnings.

Alimony is a more complicated determination. It depends on the availability of income to pay, whether there is current child support, and need to obtain alimony. If your spouse earns $40,000.00 and pays one-third of that as child support, you might well get no current alimony. Your results will be very different if your ex-to-be is the local equivalent of Donald Trump.

You also need to consider being sure that your right to -future- alimony is kept open in any final divorce decree.

Please feel free to contact me for a free initial consultation. I also offer slifding scale rates, for which you would qualify if you are on limited income due to your disability.

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child support, and alimony

The child support is based on the guidelines which you can find on the department of revenue web page.

The issue of alimony is more complex. I cannot answer it in the space provided.

If I can be of assistance, contact me.