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Massachusetts Law - state statutes, Title III, Chapters 207 to 210.
Massachusetts Court System - includes a FAQ sheet, downloadable documents and forms, searchable opinions and information on the branches of Massachusetts courts.
Supreme Judicial Court Slip Opinions - online record maintained by the Social Law Library of Boston. |
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| Online Service Center for Child Support Enforcement - answers to frequently asked questions, guidelines, worksheets, and a soon to arrive online calculator (from the MA Department of Revenue). |
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The Fatherhood Coalition (CPF) - advocates for the institution of fatherhood. The CPF promotes shared parenting and an end the discrimination and persecution faced by divorced and unwed fathers. Numerous chapters are located throughout the state.
Massachusetts Bar Association - information on family law, court news, and legal links are among the items you'll find at the MBA site.
Children's Rights Council - national nonprofit organization based in Washington, DC that works to assure children meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents and extended family regardless of the parents' marital status. For Massachusetts chapters, contact Nick Palermo at 617-426-0050.
Men's Resource Center of Western Massachusetts - located at 236 N. Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01002, this organization's mission is to support men and to develop men's leadership in challenging all forms of oppression in our lives, our families and our communities.
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Concerned Fathers of Massachusetts, Inc. - contact George Kelly at 413-736-7432.
Fathers and Families is a Massachusetts based non-profit organization advocating for the right of every child to have two parents.
Public Access to Court Records -
Public Case Information allows users to serach by docket number, party, attorney, or lower court.
(Source: National Center for State Courts)
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Massachusetts Divorce Information Under Construction.
Thank you for visiting our Massachusetts Resource page. We are currently in the process of updating each state’s legal overview for this section of our website.
However, the resource links on the right hand side of the page are still working and will provide you with further information specific to Massachusetts’ divorce laws. Specifically, you may want to look at Massachusetts’ state statutes for further reading at this time.
As always, please be sure to consult a licensed attorney in your state for more detailed information on how your state’s laws apply to you and your particular situation.
If you are a licensed attorney for Massachusetts, or know of a licensed attorney for this state, we would like to have you review and edit the information for this state. We will furnish you with the old content for your review. In return, we will credit you for editing the overview of divorce information for Massachusetts by stating at the top of this page “Information reviewed and edited by: (Your Name)” and establish a link directing potential clients to your firm’s webpage.
Typically, on this page you would find a brief legal overview of Massachusetts’ divorce laws. The content usually contains the following list of information (where applicable per each state’s statutes):
Legal definitions of separation and divorce
Residency requirements
Grounds for divorce
Role of court
Divisions of property
Agreements
Prenuptial agreements
Child custody
Child support
Child support modification
Divorced in another state
Spousal support
Etc…
The State Resource pages are provided for informational purposes only. Do not take any actions based upon the information contained within the State Resource pages without first consulting an attorney licensed in your state. We at DadsDivorce.com strive to keep our information up-to-date; however state laws are not static and subject to change without notice.
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