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usually the most common instance is if
there’s an agreement by the parties that
a parent will accept perhaps a little
bit less than what the guidelines
um suggest is the appropriate child
support order the judge can take into
consideration other factors
um
as long as the as long as the court is
satisfied that the child’s best
interests are being met the court does
have the discretion to deviate from the
child support guidelines it’s considered
to be the presumptive is presumptively
correct but you know if there are
extenuating circumstances the court has
a discretion to deviate from that amount
Hingham, MA family law attorney Kimberley Keyes explains when judges deviate from the child support guidelines in MA.