Massachusetts · Divorce and family law
Child-support modifications in Massachusetts
General information about Massachusetts child-support modifications, financial records, guidelines, and Probate and Family Court proceedings.
Overview
Governing materials
Massachusetts court materials state that child-support orders may be changed through a modification proceeding. Identified grounds include a guidelines difference, changes in health-insurance availability, and other material and substantial changes in circumstances. Massachusetts Trial Court: Changing a Child Support Order.
Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines and worksheets address income, parenting schedules, health care, child-care costs, and other listed factors. Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines.
Court and agency record
Common record categories
- The existing judgment and support order
- Current financial statements and income records
- Health-insurance and child-care records
- Modification pleadings and guidelines worksheets
Primary references
Official sources
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