by Turco Legal | Aug 30, 2025 | Alimony, Child Support
Cavanagh 2025 Introduction: A Case that Keeps Changing the Rules Few family law cases in Massachusetts have had the sweeping effect of Cavanagh v. Cavanagh. What began as a routine post-divorce dispute over child support and alimony has now produced two landmark... 
by Turco Legal | Jun 30, 2025 | Child Support
Having the Department of Revenue manage child support enforcement is a great benefit available under the law. That is, until a party overpays—and no child support flows in either direction between the parents, as here. In a May 2025 decision with broad implications... by Turco Legal | May 7, 2025 | Alimony, Child Support
When Wealth and Parenting Collide: The Appeals Court Upholds Major Support Increases in Smith v. Smith In a recent and instructive decision, the Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed a Probate and Family Court judge’s order substantially increasing both alimony and... by Turco Legal | Jan 31, 2025 | Agreements, Contempt, Custody, Divorce, Separation
When custody disputes arise, few scenarios provoke more anxiety than the prospect of one parent taking a child abroad and failing to return. While parental kidnapping may occur domestically, international parental kidnapping is a significantly more complex issue.... by Turco Legal | Jan 3, 2025 | Declaratory Judgment
For many, the notion of dual citizenship evokes a sense of belonging to two worlds. It provides a tether to a cultural past that might otherwise feel distant. Some countries extend this opportunity through a principle known as jure sanguinis—“by descent”—which grants...