Linda, credit card debt is unsecured. This means that if the person holding the card dies NO ONE is required to pay it. The estate CAN be forced to...

You can file a motion with the court to amend the judgement, and point out they did not award triple damages as required. However, when you file in...

Can I enter an apartment that was abandoned by the tenant?

Technically if the apartment is abandoned, you can go in, however, if you are already in court, the safer action is to allow the court proceedings...

Can a financial institution call my employer to make a complaint about me while I was conducting personal business?

There is not a right to privacy in either your dealings with a business or at work. Unfortunately, this is simply a matter of terrible customer...

If the police violate the fourth amendment, what you can get from that is the suppression of any evidence of a crime they found. It does not give...

Am I a victim of usury?

Yes this is illegal. In MA interest is capped at 20%. You can sue them to void the loan based on the interest rate, see here:...

Massachusetts doesn't have "squatter's rights." You either have a right to live there or you don't. If your brother co-owns the house, the debt...

Hi, I am moving to MA from CA and needed to know whether CA family laws apply to me or MA during the first year of my move?

You would have to ask a CA attorney if CA applies, but MA law and courts would most likely retain exclusive jurisdiction over the matter for at...

Can I get the business if I sign a paper saying his children will get his share of the business then after change my mind , can?

When you say "a paper" do you mean a prenuptial agreement? Once you sign this and get married, you can't simply "change your mind" later, the...

Consumer law: getting ripped off by a tax firm

This is not necessarily a consumer protection question. As a starting point, whether money is owed is a contract matter, and not every dispute over...