Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

Re: child support

This really is not enough information to do much with. It would be nice to have the exact language of the court order.

If the court order changes some aspect of the court's prior order in the divorce, the language simply means that there is no change in child support.

If the court order involves some interim or preliminary order, such as an order to vacate the marital household, it means that the child support question is going to be decided at a later date after a hearing, most likely.

"Preserved" is not a legal term. It means what you will find in any dictionary: kept as is, reserved for future decision or disposition, not changed.

Re: child support

As the prior attorney stated, preserve is not a legal term and your question lacks information in order to define the order that is in question.

In any event, you could take the "word" as it applies to child support to mean something like "an asset being preserved for the ultimate benefit of the child(ren)" (child support). Such as, until further hearing/adjudication on the matter, the past order/judgment will stand. I hope this gives you a better understanding of what the word preserve means. Good luck.

Sincerely, Maria Murber