In massachusetts do you need a lawyer to become the guardian of a parent? If you do not, how do you start this process?

Well, you don't NEED a lawyer; however, a lawyer is helpful here in the same way that having an architect is helpful if you're building a house by...

Husband has been "overpaid" in SSI because wife was working under his SSN

Social Security law states that in order to qualify for SS disability benefits, one must be unable to engage in "substantial employment." By...

I'm working on a pro se appellate case in Federal Court. The judge has not issued a briefing schedule yet. Now I want to depose

Just to add to this -- appeals courts decide whether the trial judge made an error in interpreting the law. Except for rare circumstances, the...

Will doing a quick deed viod a will

I find what you're saying confusing. If the property was transferred into the irrevocable trust, it cannot be transferred out unless the trust...

What kind of attorney do I need:real estate, elder financial abuse, fraud, forgery, theft?

You need to hire a good, experienced litigation attorney. Assuming the facts you present are true, Alan Fanger, who is listed on AVVO, would do a...

If a roofer defrauds you by taking your money and then disappearing without doing the job,can he be prosicuted for a felony?

As Attorney Hammerlund notes, he can be prosecuted in theory. The question is whether the police or district attorney would tell you that this is...

Can a child be unadopted in Massachusetts ?

You wouldn't terminate the adoption, but I suppose you could petition the Probate Court to change the birth certificate to remove the name of the...

My husband and I have been living with my mother for four years since my father died. She has had Alzheimers for two years

Not necessarily. If you have lived with her for at least two years and can document that you provided care which kept her out of a nursing home,...

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A family friend passed .She left her house to our family of 6 adult siblings.There is a home equity loan on it.

First, I'd like to know how you were "left" the house -- was there a will, was the property in trust, or was there a life estate naming each of you...

It's Dubai -- Anglo-American concepts like innocent until proven guilty or right to counsel don't necessarily apply. However, as a foreign national...