Resources
Massachusetts General Laws – Divorce
Massachusetts General Laws – Alimony and Property Division
Massachusetts General Laws – Child Support
Massachusetts General Laws – Moving Children Out of State (“Child Removal”)
Massachusetts General Laws – Paternity
Massachusetts General Laws – Estates Chapter 1
Massachusetts General Laws – Estates Chapter 2
Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code – Estates, Guardianships, and Conservatorships
Internal Revenue Service Forms
IRS Form dealing Child Support - Release/Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption for Child by Custodial Parent
IRC section 1041 (property division)
Massachusetts Department of Revenue Forms
U.S. Department of Labor QDRO Resource
FAQs about Qualified Domestic Relations Orders
Confidentiality of Mediators
Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 233, Section 23C protects a mediator’s case file and other work product from disclosure if the parties litigate. It applies to mediators as having the training and experience required under the statute, and where there has been a written mediation agreement between the parties and the mediator. The parties may waive this confidentiality by mutual agreement.
Home values
Assessing offices in towns (e.g., www.brooklinema.gov/assessors)
Car Values
National Automobile Dealers Association
Credit Reports
https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp
Consumer Price Index
This website of the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, provides data on changes in the Consumer Price Index. - For changes in the All Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”), click on “Databases and Tables”, then click on “All Urban Consumers (Current Series), then click on Tables, click on top table 1913-present, look at bottom of table.
Deed Registries
Links to Massachusetts deed registries.
This is a free, on-line calculator, which computes the present value of an annuity, future values, and other calculations helpful in family mediations.