Massachusetts Child Support Modification

Yes. A child support order may be modified when the legal requirements are met, including situations involving changes in income, parenting time, or other material changes in circumstances.

Yes. Depending on the facts of the case, the court may increase or decrease child support after considering the applicable Child Support Guidelines and the parties' current financial circumstances.

Generally, yes. Child support orders remain in effect until they are modified by the court or otherwise changed in accordance with Massachusetts law.

If a parent fails to comply with an existing child support order, you may be able to seek enforcement through a Complaint for Contempt. In some cases, the appropriate remedy is to modify an existing child support order because circumstances have changed. In others, the [...]