Can these issues be resolved in probate court?

Since there is no will, any assets which were not jointly owned will pass under the law of intestacy. Those assets will be divided among the living...

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My daughters father has had no part of her life but pays child support does he still get gaurdianship if I was to pass away?

Meet with an estate planning attorney. The surviving biological parent has a preference, but it's not absolute. Your Will should nominate a...

The middle school my son attends is horrible, how does the school choice work?

You cannot use school choice to enroll your son in a private school. You may only use school choice to enroll him in a school district which agrees...

What can I do when a Power of Attorney for Personal Care is not being handled correctly?

I'm somewhat confused -- we have no such instrument as a "Power of Attorney for Personal Care" under Massachusetts law. We do have a Health Care...

If a person is named executor and the only heir to an estate, but does not file the will sells decedents assets is he liable.

An executor de son tort is liable for his actions. Whether others are liable depends on what they knew and when they knew it. Other parties...

Can the executor evict me from my home? Is there any way to recoup any of the $ I spent over the last year?

In order to answer the question, the first place I would need to start is to read the will to see what it said about the property -- was it left...

Re: Self-settled [(d)(4)(a)] special-needs trust

A self-settled special needs trust (SNT) is created by a parent, grandparent, guardian/conservator or court for the benefit of some younger than 65...

How do I become emancipated? My youngest(19)is a full time Necco student. I don't believe he's living at home.My oldest is 23

Under Massachusetts law, parents are generally liable for supporting young-adult children if they are under age 23 and in school at least...

There are several reasons for giving you notice -- it benefits you and it benefits the estate. As was noted earlier, if the will is not allowed for...

My parents are both 90 and live with my sister. We are looking to placing them in a nursing home. They have approx $74,000.00 in

Any transfer of assets to you and your siblings would be a disqualifying transfer unless you can prove to the satisfaction of MassHealth that the...

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