In Massachusetts, can an attorney change the trust of semi lucid, hospitalized client, with no witnesses.

It certainly sounds shady--especially where there is self-dealing (that is, the attorney and trustee benefitting themselves at the expense of...

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"Shopkeepers' Privilege" allows mall security or any store owner to detain a suspected shoplifter long enough to summon the police, and to use...

Does the dealership have to honor the price?

It would really depend on the specific facts--both as to the exact wording of the email quotes and the precise consideration of the car under...

Will my child's father get 2 and a half years automatically if I can provide texts where he violated 3rd party?

The penalty depends on the seriousness of the violation, his record, the seriousness of the abuse that led to the RO issuing, who the sentencing...

Can I receive time served credit for 30 days that I was incarcerated in MASAC while I was out on bail waiting for trial?

The four days waiting to be bailed out count. The date of arrest and the date you posted bail count. The time at MASAC may or may not count,...

What are some ways I can speed up my divorce, or cut out some steps between temp orders and trial?

The incentive problem you identified is a real one--and is part of a more general problem called the "principal-agent problem." Anytime a person...

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How can I legally get paperwork showing name I go by

As I understand your question, your surname was legally changed on your birth certificate when you were 3, in 1969, to your father's surname. ...

If my friend was to be in possession of a switchblade knife, would he be arrested or fined? (No previous criminal history)

Carrying a switch blade is a felony in Massachusetts, so yes your friend absolutely could be arrested for it. While the court might give him a...

Is there any conflict of interest with an employee of the DA's office having a relationship with the "victim" of a case.

It's not a conflict of interest in the legal sense, meaning that you cannot, for example, disqualify the DA from prosecuting the case and require...

"How should I handle this situation? Can they legally threaten to take me to collections services for $35?"

"Defaming your character" would require that they make a public statement, not just privately ask you to pay an alleged debt. You are right on the...