Family Law -- General

The charts below set forth the annual, monthly and weekly 2024 Federal Poverty Guidelines (based on HHS thresholds).  In addition, the annual, monthly and weekly 115% of poverty, 125% of poverty,  187.5%, 200% of poverty and 300% of poverty amounts are listed. Finally, you can…

This packet contains information to help families prepare in case of an emergency, for example in case a parent is in the hospital.

The purpose of this guide is to inform a wide range of professionals working with children and families about confidentiality and privilege laws, thus promoting adherence to the law when making decisions about the disclosure of information and minimizing any unintended negative…

Massachusetts Family Law Matters in the Courts Information and material published by MA Probate and Family Court.

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is a non-profit legal rights organization based in Boston that serves residents of the New England states. GLAD works to end discrimination based on sexual origenation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression. The organization…

What Massachusetts Family Law Practitioners Should Know about the ACA Family law cases routinely involve decisions regarding custody, health care coverage, tax dependency exemptions, whether to file joint tax returns and what tax filing status might be most beneficial to the…

2018 Edition From the preface: "This third edition of this manual continues the vision of the original publication to enable family law litigants to have a greater understanding of what to expect when faced with the emotional but critical legal issues affecting their lives and their…

This handout, with commonly asked questions about domestic violence and family law, was produced by the Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation.

A Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) matter is a court case in which the Juvenile Court is asked to help parents and school officials supervise youth. Formally know as CHINS. There are five kinds of Child Requiring Assistance is a child at least 6 years old who: repeatedly runs away from home…

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