An Act increasing parental involvement with childcare

This bill requires Massachusetts courts to consider whether a non-custodial parent can and wants to provide childcare when issuing child support orders. It applies to both divorce cases and situations involving children born out of wedlock. The law mandates that if the non-custodial parent is available, capable, and desires to help, the court must include provisions allowing them to provide care, while explicitly forbidding them from entering the custodial parent's home to do so. Additionally, any change in a non-custodial parent's ability to provide childcare is treated as a significant change in circumstances that allows existing support orders to be modified.