Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

modification for child support

I am the custodial parent and defendant in a complaint for modification for child support. The unemancipated child for whom support has been ordered is 21 and a full time college junior. In response to lengthy, excessive and punitive discovery requests, I have filed a motion to limit discovery to tax returns and Court financial statement. If the judge denies the motion, I would like to bow out of the whole proceeding to trial as there is only one year left until the child is emancipated. How do I go about doing that? I do not have the resources to prepare for a trial and I have more to loose if I try to prepare than I have to gain in proceeding. I do not want to go through a process that is similar to the divorce of 12 years ago with the discovery requests, depositions, etc. I will just need to extricate myself and am looking to do that if necessary, without pissing off the court. I understand the court may rule against any child support but that will be okay rather than the agony which is surely to ensue in a trial. Thank you,

P.S. If the court rules in favor of my motion to limit discovery, I am going to file a motion for summary judgment and will need advice on that too but I will write later on that if necessary.

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