Do I need living trust or own everything jointly? It is just me and my son .I was told I need living trust.

I agree with Stephen. When you place your accounts and home in the joint name of your son, you make him an owner. For example, the day after you...

Looking for closing attorney in North Dighton, MA.

AVVO doesn't allow us to recommend ourselves, but you can use the Find A Lawyer feature to find a suitable attorney. You can probably assume also...

The attorney must make the file available to you, or a copy of it, but the attorney represents you until the court says otherwise. Until the judge...

What is my recourse, tenant I am evicting told the city the common electrical cross wired to his we were not aware till now.

This is complicated and you need a tenant-landlord attorney. Commencing an eviction after a complaint could give rise to a presumption of...

Is it legal to work for a company for 13 years and never get a raise?

While it is certainly unusual, there is no requirement that an employer and employee negotiate a new wage on any given timetable. However, you are...

My ex filed a modification and got a huge percentage of parenting time at temporary orders based on false statements

Appealing the temporary orders is not going to work and generally annoys judges. Instead, be better prepared for your final hearing and anticipate...

You may file a petition for adoption in Massachusetts. Because the child is over the age of 14, she will also need to sign and join in the adoption...

Does attorney client privilege apply to communications with lawyers who you tried to recruit but who did not take your case ?

If you communicated with an attorney for the purposes of seeking legal advice - even if the attorney was never hired - the communication is...

Can a individual person put a lien a someone's property in Massachusetts?

Thanks for your question. The answer is not yet. Right now you probably have a dispute as to whether the funds were a gift or whether they were...

Do Housing Court Counterclaims have to be less than $7000? What happens if they're over $7k?

First, there is no jurisdiction dollar limit in the housing court. Second, I'm not sure why the case would be transferred to small claims unless...