If I drop domestic charges will the states attorney pick up the case?

As you've heard from my colleagues, you do not have control over the charging or prosecution---that is entirely in the hands of the state. Your...

How do I get my 13 year old daughter to live with me when I don't have custody and the mother has full custody?

I'm not going to pretend you have an easy road ahead, but if you are really committed to this, you must start by filing a Complaint for...

Who / where do I go, as a start, to establish parentage & get custody or @ least joint custody, of my child? Clueless need help

If you are and were not married to the mother of the child you must start by filing a Paternity petition in the Family & Probate Court in the...

P/c modification in domestic violence case

Relocation of the child(ren) after an award of custody usually require consent of the court. If there is a visitation order, there was a custody...

I live in Mass. Just granted "reasonable visitation". No one will give me a clear definition of what this means!

I would take the shortest path between two points: File a Complaint for Modification to establish a visitation schedule. Let the Court sort it out.

My husband left on May 4th of this year and since then has charged over $8,000 on a credit card in my name. He only filed for

I'm afraid you may have waited too long to protect yourself in this instance. If the account(s) are in your name, you should have been receiving...

What is verbal abuse and what is its charges?

You have received excellent advise from my colleagues, there is little more I can add. I just want you to know that you are not alone. Others...

Should I hire an attorney and private investigator?

I am going to assume that your order of support was entered a few years ago, because the minimum child support obligation is now $80/week; so you...

If my spouse carries the health insurance for the family and we divorce is he still liable to carry the insurance for me .

In MA, once a divorce is filed the court issues automatic "stays" that preclude the parties from selling or otherwise disposing of property and...

The rules of evidence are perhaps the most complicated and technical aspects of any litigation. Extrinsic evidence (things other than live...