Do I have to report to a Juvenile Court that I am currently on Methadone Maintenance in a custody matter.

"Complete candor before the tribunal" are not empty words. You must tell the court all relevant information. Your lawyer is correct to say he will...

Can Massachusetts divorce pension QDRO funds be taken to settle my debts? Thank you.

If the court has approved the QDRO and the Plan administrators have approved it, the funds should be your's (in some tax deferred account) and free...

Can my daughters father sign over his parental rights to me?

While my colleagues are correct in advising you of ways to have the father support his child, I think you are more interested in securing sole...

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I resigned as legal guardian after parents became fit. Now there is an abuse neglect since the return home. Can I appeal?

You do not have to engage in the long and arduous process of an appeal, you can simple re-file a petition for guardianship. A "substantial change...

Sadly, our legislatures have allowed the delivery fees to be separate from usage. This was initially done to allow customers to have choice of...

Divorcing a non-US citizen

The family court does not concern itself with the legal status of the litigants. No one will ever be asked to provide citizenship papers to be...

Willed a house and land. Now mother has life lease.

It is unclear if you are alleging your mother illegally altered the will to grant herself a life estate or if the will provided her with a life...

My husband is dying of cancer. He executed a will in 1999 but has since hand written in some changes.

Any change to a will must be done by either a full revocation and the execution of a new will or by codicil. Both require all formalities of...

A trustee can be called to task at any time during his/her conduct as a trustee of a trust. Wrongdoing at any stage is illegal and subject to...

My mother died and does not have a will. can her creditors come after her pension/investments if they are in her name?

You should retain a lawyer to help you file a petition to be named administrator of the intestate estate ( the estate of a person who died without...