Child Support Guidelines Task Force--MCFM Consolidated Response
The 2020-2021 Massachusetts Trial Court Child Support Guidelines Task Force has been convened by Trial Court Chief Justice Paula M. Carey, and they have requested public comment and suggestions concerning the current Child Support Guidelines and the current Child Support Guidelines Worksheet. It's important that we, as a professional mediation community working with these guidelines directly with clients, participate in this comment period. The deadline for comments is December 15, 2020.
Read the court's press release
MCFM would like to assist our members by consolidating your comments for submission to the Child Support Guidelines Task Force by the December 15 deadline. MCFM President Justin Kelsey will be working with John Fiske, Fran Whyman and Carol Lynn May to consolidate our members' comments for the Task Force. If you are interested in working on this project with us, please email jkelsey@skylarklaw.com ASAP.
As MCFM Members you will have four opportunities to contribute your comments on the Child Support Guidelines to MCFM to be consolidated with the comments and thoughts of your fellow mediators:
1. Submit via email to jkelsey@skylarklaw.com with the Subject Line - "MCFM Child Support Guidelines" - no later than December 10, 2020.
2. Participate in and ask questions/comment during Fern Frolin's presentation on Child Support and Alimony at the MCFM Family Mediation Institute (December 3 and 4). Fern's program will be from 9:55 AM to 11:15 AM on December 3.
3. and 4. Attend one of our two Zoom roundtables to discuss and submit comments:
Wednesday, December 2 - noon to 1 PM:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83312000087?pwd=aGZPbGN5WkhybXBBRmFRKzFtSmFjdz09
Meeting ID: 833 1200 0087
Passcode: 982700
Thursday, December 10 - 3 PM to 4 PM:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81052433717?pwd=L3BOVkV3WTdmeklKdXRxbndqY1I5dz09
Meeting ID: 810 5243 3717
Passcode: 790417
You can also submit your comments directly to the Task Force as outlined in the press release, if that is your preference.
Questions? Email MCFM President Justin Kelsey