In Cavanagh v. Cavanagh, 490 Mass. 398 (2022) (“Cavanagh”), the Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) issued one of its lengthiest family law decisions to date, and introduced a new method judges must apply when calculating alimony and child support. In so ruling, the Court provided guidance about what types of income must be included and excluded in child support calculations. Considered a radical decision by many within the family law bar, the SJC held, inter alia, that it was an abuse …
E.K. v. S.C.: A New Family Law Removal Inquiry Established by the Appeals Court
Heads Up In E.K. v. S.C., 97 Mass. App. Ct. 403 (2020), the Appeals Court established a new removal inquiry that applies when an out-of-state, non-custodial parent seeks custody of a child living in Massachusetts and requests permission to move the child to the state where that parent resides. Previously, case law had addressed only the standards applicable to requests to remove a child out-of-state by a parent living in Massachusetts, and had established three different inquiries depending on …