Divorce jurisdiction has nothing to do with the location of the marriage -- it has everything to do with where you live at the time of the divorce...

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What is the difference between an irrevocable trust and LLC in terms of asset protection for my parents?

Medicare is a federal health insurance program. Medicaid (a/k/a MassHealth) pays for community and long-term care for qualified elders. The answer...

I am disabled and divorced for 5 years. My ex-wife has forged and had notarized a Power of Attorney over me. She is using this

I would get a declaratory judgment from the court that the document is not valid. Depending on your income, Legal Aid may be able to help. If her...

Undue influence? Intentional misrepresentation? Defamation?

This is going to be messy. You can either bring a case for conservatorship or contact Elder Protective Services and ask them to investigate and...

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There are some programs out there; however, more information would be needed to see if your mother is eligible for any help or if the facility...

It's really not possible to answer your question without seeing the documents. Sometimes irrevocable trusts have provisions which allow for the...

I'm writing an expose. I'd like to have mediation w/ the org. in question so that the book can be published. Is this ever done?

I strongly suggest that before you go any further, you try to find an agent to represent you.

If my father's first will ,was made. How can someone get power of attorney and change it?

The short answer is that you can't use a durable power of attorney to change a will or create one for somebody. If you believe that the Will your...

Be careful not to confuse tax law and probate law. Probate inventories and accounts include only those items held in the estate -- those assets...

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Can you get emancipated in Massachussetts?

Aside from Mr. Rich's excellent answer, i want to note that there's an old saying "be careful what you wish for -- you might get it." It's critical...