I live in woburn, ma and I need to know my options. I have been married for almost 12 years to a man that has 2 sons,.

I think the first thing is to determine whether or not you want to stay in this marriage. Assuming that you do not, you should speak with a good...

My dog bite another dog when she was 9 months old. She Just bite another dog again, can they take her from me?

Yes, your dog may be forced to go. I STRONGLY suggest that you take some proactive steps and find an animal behaviorist who can work with you to...

I am a 72 year old life tenant feeling pressured to move out so my son (who is having financial issues) can sell the home.

If your son is having financial problems now, what makes you think that he will have the ability in the future to honor any agreement to help you...

I am handicapped, I have been married for 35 years.i cannot afford the help that I need.

Call South Coastal Counties Legal Services in Fall River (508) 676-6265 http://www.sccls.org/about.asp and ask for a consultation with one of their...

Is there a cap on reasonable maintenance costs for a elderly life tenant? Is the remainderman responsible for major repairs?

Under Massachusetts law, a life tenant has the responsibility to make all repairs to the property. Of course, there's nothing to stop the...

Husband deceased has pension is it true that i have to wait until he reached his age of 64yrs and only get half his pension

The answer depends entirely on the terms of the pension agreement, whether your husband told the pension provider to pay you survivor's benefits,...

Company in MA is misclassifying an "employee" as a 1099 IC, so they do not have to garnish Child Support-how can this be legal?

Massachusetts has what is perhaps the toughest law in the country about the classification of independent contractors versus employees. If what you...

Would a co-mingled inheritance be still considered mine if I wanted to try to claim it?

In addition to the issues surrounding divorce which Attorney Mason points out, there are some significant questions your situation raises...

My grandmother's will lists all her children and dead uncle and not my father who predeceased her. Can I contest the will?

It is quite difficult to contest a will unless you have strong circumstantial or actual evidence of fraud, duress, undue influence or mistake. If...

Injury Insurance Settlement: Setting up Trust vs. Paying back SSI?

What you're talking about has any number of pitfalls, and there is no way of answering a question of this nature in this setting. I strongly...

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