Massachusetts's wiretapping law is a "two-party consent" law. Massachusetts makes it a crime to secretly record an in-person or telephone...

Can my son's father have visitation rights if he left him when he was 7 weeks old and is out of state?

Under Massachusetts law the father and mother are presumed to have parental rights and responsibilities to his child. For those rights to be...

My husband walked out on me and my 3 kids, ages 11, 5, 20 months. I have no income, no assets. I live in MA.

If you are in as dire need of support as it indicated in your question, then your first step should be to contact the Massachusetts Department of...

Spouse support

It is highly unlikely that the court would issue an order for spousal support (alimony) after only four years of marriage. There would have to be...

Can they suspend my unemployment claim if I was asked to work Saturday and Sunday for straight time on a prevailing wage job?

First, get in touch with the Massachusetts’ Attorney General’s office (see link below), and file a complaint with the Wage and Hour division (they...

Will he be punished for contempt in child custody ?

Most likely you filed a complaint for civil contempt (criminal contempt is rare and difficult to assert). Your civil contempt charge is meant to...

The Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure govern the initiation of an action before the courts, including service off complaints, answers, notice,...

HOW DO PEOPLE GET RESTRAING ORDERS ON SOMEONE THAT DID NOT DO ANYTHING?

Something is missing in your narrative. You are asking about a restraining order, which is a civil matter and can be issued on a default when the...

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Don’t be so quick to accept your employer classifying you as an independent contractor — chances are you are really an employee. As employee you...

For the first 30 years of marriage my husband had his own business so anything I had deducted from my pay went to pay our state

Joint IRS return checks are made out in both parties’ names and require both signatures to cash. If your husband is cashing these checks without...