Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

My brother has a biological son he is now 31 by his first marriage that he never financially supported. I have recently found out that his ex-wife had a child support order that he was to pay $70.00 aweek from 1982. He made two payments and stopped I recently came to find out she was deathly afraid of him because of his well known violent nature. Is there any legal foundation to initiate a request for the missed payments? I am requesting this because the nephew I came to know the last few years has serious medical issues that haven arisen the last few years. My brother is very well off and even during his sons medical crisis he has not only refused to speak to him but had refused to furnish any family health information that could have jeopardized my nephews life (he was on medically induced comas twice and miraculously recovered)


Asked on 7/19/13, 10:10 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Laurie Martucci Wagner Law Associates LLC

If there was a valid child support order, then your nephew's mother has a valid legal claim to the support your brother should have paid and didn't during the time the order was active. Only your nephew's mother can initiate this action. She should contact an attorney if this is something she wants to pursue.

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Answered on 7/19/13, 3:34 pm


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