Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts
Divorce, real estate, child support
When I was seven, my father and biological mother divorced because of my mother's actual sexual orientation. My father retained custody of me and my younger sister. My father also kept the house, and my biological mother's name remained on the house, according to my father, in order that she not try to pursue custody. We moved 3 years later, but my father kept the house as real estate. We lost contact with my mother in 1984. My sister and I searched for her a few times, but to no avail. My father paid off the mortgage in 1987, refinanced the house in 1989, and sold the house in 1991 to pay off debts related to our college education. In 1998, my mother found my father on the www while searching for colleges for one of her companion's daughters. She and her companion raised 3 children, plus took in foster children as well. My mother recently served my father with a suit for her proceeds of the house, but in NY, not in MA, where the house was situated. I'm guessing that MA has jurisdiction here, but knowing that otherwise, does she have a case, and if so, or even not, do my sister and I have any grounds for child support related to our college expense et al, which we never received except for gifts? Thank you.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Divorce, real estate, child support
complicated issues:
1. i assume your parents were not married, and that your mother's name was not on the deed. If this is the case, i would be hard put to see the basis for your mother's action; and
2. One would need to know more, but an action for child support or for support for necessaries is not out of question.
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