Massachusetts has gained jurisdiction over issues involving custody if any of your children are minors, but jurisdiction to decide matters...

As my colleagues mention, your landlord has the right to keep all of your last month's payment. Your best option is to see if you can find a...

I have a restraining order and ths person grabbed me by the neck and side while i was pregnant cn the judge charge him w

If you have been assaulted by your ex, assault and battery is a crime and he can certainly be arrested for the crime if there is probable cause for...

How do I get custody?

You need to provide more information especially about your daughter's life at her mother's house and more information about her mother. The...

QUESTION ABOUT LITIGATION.

It is difficult to determine from your question how much this "fake" letter affected your settlement negotiations and whether you were truly and...

If I marry my boyfriend, will Massachusetts increase his child support due to my income contributing to the household?

It should not increase his child support obligation. The child support guidelines base the amount of the obligation on the total gross salaries of...

Whats The Age that a Teen could move out of a parents house with out any problems or gettin envolved in court or DCF (state:MA)

My colleagues are correct. By the time you finish your emancipation action in court, you will probably already be 18 and be emancipated anyway.

COULD I AS A GRANDPARENT GET CUSTODY OF MY GRANDCHILDREN?

Attorney Mason is correct. In the facts you provide, you have shown that the biological father seems to be in bad financial condition. (He is the...

Seeking a co-parent adoption for my Fiance's Son, Massachusetts

First of all, you should seek a family attorney to file a contempt action for the mother's failure to pay child support. A court generally will...

Can the police come to your house and take porperty from you without due process

Yes because once the lease has ran out, your rights to the truck expired and the owner simply reclaimed his property. It is just like a...