can I fileMotion for reconsideration in a civil case filed directly with the Superior Court within 10 days of order without 9a?

Motions for reconsideration still follow 9A procedure.

A child by a different mother is only an issue in a child support calculation IF you are subject to another court order for that other child. So...

Real Estate purchase has guest cottage with no plumbing permits. If I apply for a permit now, can I expect a lot of trouble?

I agree with my colleague. trouble is not the likely result, but renovating and upgrading could be. Also a prohibition on using the cottage until...

Can I evict my exwife from my home?

I think you would have grounds for contempt in Probate & Family Court IF your divorce judgment is clear and unequivocal that she was required to...

You are living here and thus can get divorced here. The cause is happening here. In Massachusetts, we usually do not file fault divorces any more -...

24,000.00 owed for work performed on a 65,000. contact?

I assume work has stopped. Litigation, or at least the threat of it, may be your only option. The success of that will depend on assets you can...

What if my ex refuses to sign the house over to me?

If you had a binding agreement in writing, you can go to court to seek an injunction compelling him to do this. If not in writing, you may have to...

Can I keep my daughter if the environment she is living in with her dad is unstable? My ex and his now wife are fighting violent

I think you should thoroughly go over all the facts with an attorney to assess your chances on modification. The daughter's views are largely...

In 2013 in my state, we (finally) added a specific provision to our alimony law that terminates "general" alimony if there is cohabitation, and a...

What happens when a mother tells a child that his dad (as on birth certificate) is not his dad but another man is?

Depending on what is going on between mother and your husband, at minimum it is a very crappy thing to do to sow such doubt in the child. If she is...