MORALES v. MORALES

SJC-11104

464 Mass. 507 (2013)

MARLENE MORALES v. RICHARD LOUIS MORALES.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

March 12, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ruthanne Withers for the plaintiff.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Marilyn Ray Smith, pro se.

Stephanie E. Goldenhersh , Shira C. Hoffman , & Jennifer Ramos for Harvard Legal Aid Bureau.

Martha Coakley , Attorney General, & Iraida J. lvarez , Assistant Attorney General, for Department of Revenue.

Present: IRELAND, C.J., SPINA, CORDY, BOTSFORD, GANTS, DUFFLY, & LENK, JJ.


BOTSFORD, J.

This case concerns the modification of a child support order, and in particular, the standard to be used by a Probate and Family Court judge in reviewing a complaint for modification. The child support order at issue is included in a 2008 divorce judgment that requires the defendant, Richard Louis Morales (father),1 to make weekly child support payments to the plaintiff, Marlene...

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