Check with Community Legal Aid in Northampton -- 1-800-639-1309 -- and see if you qualify for assistance.

The executor has a duty to get the highest price he can for the house (which is why a properly drafted purchase-and-sale agreement will disclose...

My mom died in 2002. Just now probate is questioning the inventory these documents were destroyed in a fire is there a statute f

More data is needed.... Could you rephrase your question? Was a petition for probate filed? If so, when? Was the inventory filed? If so, when? Has...

Raising Rent

One other point to add to Mr Saccardi's excellent answer -- since the law orders an award of attorney's fees, this is the kind of case which a...

Can a provider charge a fee for filling out the medical certificate needed for guardianship?

The guardianship law which went into effect in 2009 forces doctors to take more time to evaluate the patient, review medical records and then...

My wife's claim for future inheritance of my mother who lives outside of the US

Under Massachusetts law, a potential inheritance is one of many factors which are potentially considered in the equitable division of assets...

If i give my daughters father permanent custody what dose that mean for me?

I'm sorry, but you need to clarify your question -- what concerns you about giving custody to the father?

People say all sorts of nasty, unpleasant, untrue things in court. Trust me when I say that the clerks have heard whatever was said to you many,...

An anticipated inheritance can be used in calculating the equitable division of assets. I suggest you discuss whether it might be possible or...

Disability law (and resources) question

The answer depends on what program your husband will apply for -- and what program depends on how much he worked in the ten years prior to the time...