Can I force a person I hired to make changes to my house to finish the job since he left many projects undone and won't return?

Unfortunately, the story you tell is all too common. And also unfortunately, things will get more complicated once you get a second contractor...

HOW TO DISSOLVE A DBA AND FORM A PARTNERSHIP?

There are a lot of issues involved in setting up a business; you should absolutely talk to a lawyer. This is especially so because you are talking...

Accounting - too simple?

All of the answers so far have suggested that you have to file an account with the court, as with the traditional probate process. You need to be...

How does a partnership work and are there stipulations that can be written in to protect my husband? Can he be bought out?

I agree with everything that has been said about the ability to structure agreements. But the legal part of this situation is the least...

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Final distribution 2 months early?

As the answers you have already received suggest, it is possible to make distributions before the statute of limitations has run, but may be...

Should we set up a revocable trust, or just set up the details in our wills?

As is the case with most estate planning questions, there are several ways to get where you want to get to, and the best way for you depends on a...

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Can I sue now under MGL Chapter 190B, Section 5-506

While you are not the executor, you do not have to be entirely passive. You will be an important witness if the Personal Representative decides to...

I agree with the other answers. The Massachusetts law on powers of attorney is now found in Chapter 190B sections 5-501 to 5-507, as part of the...

Is my primary residential(my house), my SC benefit and my 401K protected by the law in MA?

You should talk to a lawyer about what is at risk. Your house is probably owned by you and your wife as tenants by the entirety. Unless she...

If son is empowered via an irrevocable trust, then reneges on promises made & acts recklessly, is there any recourse?

You are describing a very sad, but all too common, situation. The fact that you have no money to pay a lawyer is a major problem, but maybe not the...