Child Custody and Child Support

You need a Boston child custody lawyer who focuses on your children's best interests

The Nigro, Pettepit & Lucas, LLP, child custody attorneys in Boston recognize that nothing is more important than the well-being of your children after divorce.  Massachusetts law is designed to ensure both parents have active roles in their children's lives.  But our Boston divorce lawyers strongly supports keeping custody decisions in the hands of the parents whenever possible—and advocating for our clients when these choices are left to the court.

Although issues of custody and support are separate considerations under the law, they are closely connected in practice.  The Boston child custody law firm of Nigro, Pettepit & Lucas, LLP, helps clients address both issues together to ensure the best interests of the children.

Numerous child custody options are possible

At Nigro, Pettepit & Lucas, LLP, each child custody attorney in Boston takes the time to educate clients in the full range of possible child custody options that address issues such as the following:

• Making decisions:  In joint legal custody arrangements, both parents make major decisions pertaining to the children regardless of where the children reside.  A parent with sole legal custody is not required to consult the other parent.  Your child custody lawyer in Boston can help you work out the details of this often-complex agreement.
• Where the children reside:  Although residence with one parent is common, it is not required.  Parents who have joint physical custody typically live with their children for a prescribed period—either by moving the children from one household to the other, or even by moving the parents in and out of the family home.  At Nigro, Pettepit & Lucas, LLP, our child custody lawyers in Boston spend time reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of various living arrangements based on your specific circumstances.
• Ensuring children have the financial support they need:  Our Boston child custody attorneys understand that the parents of divorce are seldom equally matched in terms of earnings abilities.  Either parent may be in the best position to pay child support, regardless of who has physical custody at any given time.  Each Nigro, Pettepit & Lucas, LLP, child support attorney in Boston helps ensure your children are financially protected after divorce.

Our Boston child custody lawyers take a holistic approach when helping you choose the options that are truly best for your children.

A Boston child support attorney helps ensure your children are financially secure

Under Massachusetts guidelines, the overall goal of child support is to ensure your children continue to be supported similarly to how they lived prior to the divorce.  In helping determine child support arrangements, each Boston child support lawyer at our firm calculates the affordability of child support based on how the expenses for each child affect the bottom line of each parent. 

Each of our child support attorneys in Boston digs deeply into family financial information and considers any special needs of the children that may add to typical costs.

Massachusetts law sets forth a complex set of calculations and requirements to ensure the best interests of the children of divorce.  Our child support lawyers in Boston help ensure all details are handled in accordance with state law to help families develop new normal lives as quickly as possible—and with little or no need for additional litigation unless circumstances change.

Contact us for experienced legal assistance for your child custody and support issues

You need a Boston child custody attorney who is well qualified to address both the psychological and financial issues that affect the decisions pertaining to your children.  The Boston child support attorneys at Nigro, Pettepit & Lucas, LLP, often serve as court appointed Discovery Masters and Parenting Coordinators in divorce cases.  Contact Nigro, Pettepit & Lucas, LLP, to learn why we have achieved the respect of the court system.

Nigro, Pettepit & Lucas, LLP

649 Main Street, Wakefield, MA
(781) 245-4545

1 Inn Street, Newburyport, MA
(978) 462-9008