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Practice/Industry Group Overview
There has been a proliferation of paternity cases in the probate court. These cases arise when the parties are not married but have a child together. Massachusetts enacted a very important statute to implement this concept of equality of rights; the statute is General Laws, Chapter 209C. Under the auspices of this statute, the mothers and fathers can seek legal and physical custody and sue for child support as well as college tuition and room and board. In fact Chapter 209C does something that the divorce statute does not do: 209C allows the party seeking child support to recover retroactively to the date of birth. I have had a great deal of experience dealing with this type of case and would be happy to discuss your specific circumstances.
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