Child Support


 

 

If you need further help understanding the new child support guidelines, Register Iannella invites you to the Registry at 24 New Chardon Street, Boston. Here, the volunteer Lawyer for the Day is available to discuss individual cases with eligible Registry clients.

 

The staff and resources of the Registry's Kavin Resource Center are also available to assist you.

 

If the state's Department of Revenue is involved in your case, or you wish to inquire about services provided to parents involved in child support cases, you can contact the DOR's Customer Service Center at: 1-800-332-2733.

 

Income definitions under the new child support guidelines:

 

For purposes of these guidelines income is defined as gross income from whatever source. Those sources include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

  1. Salaries and wages (including overtime and tips) and income from self-employment (except in certain instances, see B below);

  2. Commissions;

  3. Severance pay;

  4. Royalties;

  5. Bonuses;

  6. Interest and dividends;

  7. Income derived from business/partnerships;

  8. Social security;

  9. Veterans’ benefits;

  10. Insurance benefits (including those received for disability and personal injury);

  11. Workers’ compensation;

  12. Unemployment compensation;

  13. Pensions;

  14. Annuities;

  15. Income from trusts;

  16. Capital gains in real and personal property transactions to the extent that they represent a regular source of income;

  17. Spousal support received from a person not a party to the order;

  18. Contractual agreements;

  19. Perquisites or in kind compensation to the extent that they represent a regular source of income;

  20. Unearned income of children (in the court’s discretion);

  21. Income from life insurance or endowment contracts;

  22. Income from interest in an estate (direct or through a trust);

  23. Lottery or gambling winnings received either in a lump sum or in the form of an annuity;

  24. Prizes or awards;

  25. Net rental income;

  26. Funds received from earned income credit.

 

IMPORTANT: In individual cases, the court may choose to disregard overtime income or income derived from a second job. However, consideration of such income may be appropriate in certain instances such as those where such income constituted a regular source of income when the family was intact.

 

RPI/TC © 2002
 

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