Greater Newburyport

Bar Association

2026 Schedule​​​​​​​​​​

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Revised Child Support Guidelines,

Thursday, January 8, 4:00-6:00, Zoom

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The Revised Child Support Guidelines go into effect on December 1. This program provides you with the opportunity to hear from 5 of the committee members as to what changed and why. Bring your questions from applying the guidelines to your cases in December. 

Attend & Learn:

• What is the guideline review process

• How to apply to alimony and the interplay with Cavanagh

• What are the new maximum and minimum tranches

• How to factor in parenting time

• How to analyze post secondary educational expenses and other child-related expenses

• What has changed re child care and insurance

• How to handle existing support

• What to do with deviations and deviation findings

 

About the Faculty 

Maureen E. Booth, TurcoLegal, Moderator 

Hon. Katherine A. Field, (ret.), Ligris 

Holly A. Hinte, Lee & Rivers LLP 

Marc A. Moccia, Kazarosian Costello, LLP 

Robert B. Setterbo II, Wilkinson & Finkbeiner, LLP

Hon. Claudine Stoudemire, Probate & Family Court

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To register: https://gnba.ticketbud.com/revised-child-support-guidelines-252ccec26561

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 Grey Divorce: Advanced Legal, Financial, and Policy Issues in Later-Life Divorce

Monday, March 2, 4:30-6:30

Location TBA

 

In 2024, Grey Divorces--those involving clients over 50, were 40% of the divorces. In 1990, they were only 8%. As the numbers of this type of divorce grow, are you aware of the special issues raised by these divorces and how to address them? Do you know why traditional divorce assumptions often fail in older-age cases?

Attend and learn:

• Grey Divorce and the Empty-Nester Phenomenon

• Inheritances Received Later in Marriage

• Property Division and the Alimony Reform Act (ARA)

• Retirement Assets in Payout Status

• Social Security in Grey Divorce

• Medicare and Medicaid in Grey Divorce

• Emotional, Ethical, and Capacity Concerns

• The Role of ADR in Grey Divorce

Faculty

Hon. Evelyn J. Patsos, Associate Justice, Probate and Family Court

Robert A. Jutras, Sheehan, Schiavoni, Jutras and Magliocchetti, LLP, Haverhill & Woburn

Thomas J. Taranto, Law Office of Thomas J. Taranto, P.C., Salem

Gary O. Todd, Todd & Weld, LLP, Boston