Assisted living facilities are regulated by the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. The Department of Public Health regulates nursing homes. You can...

Can I fight a denial of public housing if I offer to pay the housing authority the back money owed and rent with vendor payments

I strongly suggest you contact Greater Boston Legal Services at 800-323-3205 and ask for an appointment with a housing attorney.

The court expects that you can manage keeping a calendar. The court may issue a order after a hearing stating the next hearing date, but it will...

My brother will not give my mother my phone messages, letters, presents. He would not allow me into her house last week.

Contact the Elder Protective Services agency which serves your mother's community and ask them to investigate. If you were physically attacked by...

If an attorney is the trustee of a trust and takes money out without the knowledge of the beneficiary, what are the consequences

A trustee may not make a make a loan from Trust assets to himself unless that is specifically allowed under the terms of the trust. If the trust...

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I'm getting married in the state of MA in March 2013. My fiance receives a state pension. I'm wondering if I, or his ex would

That depends on whether your fiance elected a survivor's benefit for the pension. If your fiance was previously married, he may have been ordered...

I have been on Celexa for about 2 years..I had my son 3/6 we kept increasing it...att. suicide on 11/30..could this be why?

I'm not a doctor, but I'm not aware of any use for Celexa other than to treat depression. Brain chemistry is not an exact science, and sometimes...

I have legal guardianship of my grandson in the state of Massachusetts and some places I am reading that the guardianship cannot

Under Massachusetts law, unless parental rights have been terminated, the parent can always ask the court to terminate the guardianship. However,...

Husband passed away. Disabled Vietnam Vet. Only other income is my disability. What next?

I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm sure that you're going through a tough time right now. As Mr. Carver suggests, more information is needed in order...

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Absolutely you can change your name! However, given the situation you described, make sure to talk to the court clerk about the publication...