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FATHERS AND FAMILIES, INC. v. CHIEF JUSTICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT

SJC-10786.

460 Mass. 508 (2011)

FATHERS AND FAMILIES, INC., & others v. CHIEF JUSTICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

September 1, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory A. Hession for the plaintiffs.

Timothy J. Casey , Assistant Attorney General, for the defendants.

Frances M. Giordano & Kelly A. Leighton , for Boston Bar Association, amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Patricia A. Levesh , for Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc., amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

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

DUFFLY, J.

This case involves a challenge to the constitutionality of the new Massachusetts Child Support Guidelines (new guidelines), which became effective on January 1, 2009. The new guidelines were promulgated by the Chief Justice for Administration and Management (CJAM), and superseded a prior version of the child support guidelines. The plaintiffs are parents who claim that they will be subject to higher child support...

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