Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

I would recommend you retain counsel. but you do stand a chance but it is unusual for a court not to give some child support to one party or another.

You need to explain the reason for the unpaid internship, such as being part of a degree program or required for getting approved for a new career. He is in contempt of the visitation order unless he got the court's permission to take away your days.

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In order to give you a complete answer, an attorney would have to review your divorce agreement and the provisions with respect to custody, child support and payment of extra-curricular activities. Generally speaking, if one parent has primary physical custody, then the other parent is typically ordered to pay child support according to the Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines. If it's been some time since your divorce, then your ex may be entitled to a review of the child support provisions in your agreement. I would advise you to bring copies of everything that you have been paying for your children.

With respect to him taking your visitation away, you would have to file a complaint for contempt if he violated a provision of the divorce agreement.

If you would like to discuss this matter in more detail, please feel free to contact me at 508-969-9988.

Child support is generally based on the guidelines. You should review the guidelines and the guidelines worksheet (http://www.somervillelawoffice.com/court-forms) in order to better understand child support. If you are still confused as to your likely outcome after reading the guidelines and plugging in the numbers in the guideline worksheet, then you should consult an attorney.