Is it legal for me to change my will without the original beneficiary's knowledge?

It sounds like you need to meet first with a family law litigator and secondly with an estate planning attorney. Your situation is far too...

In the state of Ma. if you live with someone and have a child together for ten years are you legally married?

No. Massachusetts does not recognize common law marriage. If you separate, you do not need to get a divorce. You would need to address custody...

How do you figure out the equity in a house in a divorce when one spouse keeps the house?

I agree with my colleagues completely. I am only chiming in because sometimes the manner in which you divorce matters. For example, as Attorney...

Case law on depositions and/or discovery in 209a matters?

The Guidelines for Judicial Practice state this on discovery in 209A proceedings: "Discovery is not mentioned in c. 209A and should be...

When can a child refuse to go to a parent for visitation?

Your 14 year-old cannot decide for himself about which times he will follow the custody schedule, and which he won't. Only when he is an adult...

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Is there a court bias, honestly?

I know you are concerned about gender bias as in your effort to get multiple opinions, you are writing multiple posts. First, as many attorneys...

After being divorced, how long does it take to establish residency in MA?

The 6 month residency usually refers to the length of time the children must be in a new state -- here Massachusetts -- before the new state's...

Passing along beneficiary portion of a trust on to someone else.

It's a little unclear when you say that there is a house in trust, but also "when the trust is executed": if the trust is already in existence,...

Is my non compete agreement enforceable if there was no consideration?

I would focus more on whether there is an argument that your non-compete is against public policy as opposed to a lack of consideration argument. ...

My wife is going to take my baby out of the USA

Retain a family law litigator ASAP! Absent a court order, your wife may take your child without your consent outside of the country. What she...