Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

Hi. I am the mother of a 15 year old. I pay child support to the father because he is 1) underemployed and 2) I make substantially more than he, now that I am forced to work full time. She often requests I buy things for her like clothing, books. My question is, in the case of shared custody (50/50) with one paying another child support, what are my obligatioons to buy things. I feel these are his responsibilities as the recipient, but my expectation as her mother?


Asked on 12/07/10, 9:12 am

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henry lebensbaum Law Offices of Henry Lebensbaum (978-749-3606)

If he is underemployed, you can get the court to impute income. There are no external obligations except to the extent they are required by the Court.

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Answered on 12/12/10, 1:08 pm


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