Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts
New CS Guidelines
Ther new child support guidelines specifiy that the custodial parent will be responsbile for the first $250/child (the old CS guidelines were $100/child). Will this provision apply to me and my ex when it comes into effect 1/1/09?
Asked on 12/19/08, 11:22 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Gregory Lee
Gregory P. Lee, Attorney at Law
Re: New CS Guidelines
A specific order overrides an expectation set in the Guidelines. If there is no specific order, I would suggest that the non-custodial parent could reasonably argue that the new expectations should apply. Most orders written in the past have simply ignored the "first $100" rule, however, and required simple equal division of the support. That would be a specific order overriding an expectation set in the Guidelines.
Answered on 12/19/08, 2:15 pm
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