How can I apply for Guardianship of an adult disabled child when my ex has custody and refuses to help?

Custody orders generally end at age 18. Your child is presumed to be legally competent at that point unless a judge orders otherwise. So I'm not...

Since when are "donations" mandatory?

Fraud, by definition, is the deliberate misleading of another person for personal gain. It doesn't matter what the con is -- fraud is fraud, no...

My son will be 18 in May he still has another year of High school my son does not work and I financially support him does my ex

Under Massachusetts law, the court may order child support continue until age 23 as long as the child is still in school (high school, college, or...

Sigh..... this is the sort of thing which leads to hearings at the Probate Court while the body lies in the morgue. A power of attorney has nothing...

End of life issues for person sans family or other willing parties

This is something that an elder law and geriatric care manager would normally work on together (and in fact is something I have done for several...

My father died and the house is left to my sister and I through a quit claim deed signed about 15 years ago

If your father deeded the house to you BEFORE his death, then the presumption is that you and your sister would pay capital gains tax based on the...

We wanna get married but our parents are not in favor.

You're both adults. You can do as you please. There's nothing her parents can legally do to stop you. The only legal right they have is to make...

I finished a Technical University in Liberec (Czech Republic) - Master degree, how do I find out what University in USA I need

I don't think you'll find a lot of lawyers (maybe immigration attorneys?) who'll know the answer. My suggestion for a starting place would be to...

What are the rights and duties of an executor prior to filing will with probate. It seems that there are immed needs

Given the backlog at the Probate Court, it will take anywhere from eight to ten weeks from the time the Petition for Probate is filed before the...

Check with another funeral home and see if this policy is consistent. I am not aware of any law which has any such requirement. Since her sisters...