Tenants can initiate claims of harassment in Housing Court. Harassment is legally defined as “any act or omission by or on behalf of an owner that...

You should not have to live like that. Building owners are legally required to provide heat and hot water to their tenants. Hot water must be...

A judge can decide this for you if you cannot work it out yourselves, but you have to file for divorce in order to get the judge involved.

When it goes to trial you only get one shot at it. There are no "do-overs." There is evidence and a number of arguments that a lawyer would make...

The state has a strong interest in enforcing child support orders. You can add your name to the deed, but then you can expect that the state could...

Unwed mothers automatically assume full legal and physical custody of their child at birth as long as the court has not made an order taking away...

Even if you and the two men agree to change paternity, the court will still have to determine whether the change of paternity is in the child's...

Can I ask the court or the judge to make my domestic violence deviation class shorter?

You certainly should ask the judge to modify the program requirement so that you can take the class in MA and attend fewer than the 20 sessions....

The police department is contacting you it could be because there has been a warrant issued. You should contact the department. If there is a...

Reopen a divorce based on allegations of financial fraud?

The judgment could be re-opened based on fraud, but you have the burden of proof and there must be clear evidence of fraud. If the judgment is...