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MA Miscellaneous Law Information:
-Trees Overhanging the Property Line.
-Beach Rights in Massachusetts.
-Collecting a Debt in Small Claims Court.
-Partial Payment of Debt (Accord and Satisfaction).
-Statute of Limitations for Law Suits.
-Is Handwriting Analysis Admissible in Court?
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MA Consumer Protection Law Information:
Consumer Rights and Remedies:
-Chapter 93A Demand Letters.
-Can I Send a 93A Demand Letter to an Out Of State Business?
-Gift Certificates.
-Bait and Switch.
-Product Warranties.
-Store Refund Policies.
-Disputes with Home Improvement Contractors.
-Can I Cancel a Contract within Three Days?
-Can I Cancel a Health Club Contract?
Vehicle Purchases:
-Lemon Law.
-Returning a Used Car (Lemon Aid Law).
-Selling/Buying a Car "As Is."
-Can I Cancel a Vehicle Contract within Three Days?
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MA Criminal Defense/Driving Law Information:
-Frequently Asked Questions about MA Criminal Law and Defense.
-Statutory Rape.
-What Types of Knives can be Carried in MA?
-Using Cell Phones While Driving.
-When is a driver "at fault" in an accident?
-Assault and Self Defense.
-Will the Officer Give You a Ticket or a Warning?
-Field Sobriety Tests.
-Penalty for Passing School Bus Illegally.
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MA Divorce/Family Law Information:
-No Fault Divorce.
-Common-Law Marriage.
-Removal of Children from MA.
-Changing Your Name.
-At What Age Can a Child Leave Home?
-Who Gets Custody of Children Born out of Wedlock?
-Can I Throw my Teenager Out of my Home?
-Who Gets the Ring When a Couple Splits?
-Visitation Rights of Grandparents.
-The Benefits of Divorce Mediation.
-Can I Force my Spouse to pay for My Attorney?
-At What Age can Children be Left Alone at Home?
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MA Elder Law Information:
-Ten Things You Should Know about Health Care Proxies and Living Wills.
-Do I lose Control of my Medical Care if I have a Health Care Proxy?
-Living Wills.
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MA Employment Law Information:
-At What Age can Children Start Working?
-Overtime Pay.
-Extended Illness and Time Off From Work.
-Age Discrimination in Massachusetts.
-Time Off for Small Necessities.
-Sealing Criminal Records for Job Applications.
-Americans with Disabilities Act.
-Am I entitled to Paid Breaks?
-Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements.
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MA Estate Planning Law Information:
-Ten Things You Should Know about Health Care Proxies and Living Wills.
-What to Do After the Death of a Loved One.
-Organ Donation in Massachusetts.
-What is the Distinction Between Probate and Non-Probate Assets?
-Should I Avoid Probate by Holding Assets Jointly?
-Can I Plan a Funeral Without the Assistance of a Funeral Director?
-Can I Cremate a Family Member Without Assistance from a Funeral Director?
-What is a Power of Attorney, and Why do I Need One?
-Should I Use a Do-It-Yourself Will Kit?
-Can I Force the Estate Executor to File an Accounting?
-Who Gets What When there is No Will?
-Must We Publish a Death Notice Regarding our Family Member?
-Contesting a Will or the Appointment of an Executor.
-The Probate Process.
-Must I Change my Deed after my Spouse Dies?
-Using Trusts to Care for a Loved One and to Shelter Assets.
-Obligation to Deliver Will to Probate Court.
-Estate Tax and Grasping Relatives.
-Streamlined Probate for Small Estates.
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MA Landlord/Tenant Law Information:
-Waterbeds and Other "Rights."
-Should I Collect a Security Deposit from My Tenant?
-Should I Charge My Tenants a Late Fee?
-Must Landlords Remove Snow?
-Rent Increases.
-Pet Deposits.
-Sub-Metering for Water Usage.
-Use and Return of Security Deposits.
-Security Deposits, Interest and Banks.
-Can the Landlord Enter my Apartment?
-Can Landlords Charge 'Pet Rent?'
-How Can I Force my Landlord to Make Repairs?
-Improper Electrical Metering.
-Can I Break My Lease?
-Noisy Neighbors.
-Retaliatory Eviction.
-Tenant's Rights after a Bank Forecloses.
-Can Landlord Limit Number of Names on Lease?
-Must I Give Notice I am Leaving at the End of my Lease?
-Rules for Security Deposit When Building is Sold.
-Is Landlord Liable for Damage to my Property?
-What to do when your Landlord Locks You Out.
-Withholding Rent.
-When the Tenant Abandons Personal Property.
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MA Medical Malpractice Information:
-What is Medical Malpractice?
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MA Real Estate Law Information:
-Do I Need an Attorney When Making an Offer on a House?
-Fences and Boundary Issues.
-Condominium Documents in MA.
-Does MA Law Require a Home Inspection?
-What is a Buyer's Agent?
-Must Sellers Disclose a Suicide?
-What is a Declaration of Homestead?
-Withholding Condo Fees in a Dispute with Association.
-Filing a Discharge after Paying off Your Mortgage.
-Should I Buy a Certified Copy of my Deed?
-When do Owners take over a Condo Association?
-Accessing Condominium Documents.
-Foreclosure and Short Sales.
-Can a Condo Association Fine Residents?
-Can Two Lots on One Deed be Separated for Sale?
-Can Condo Board Member be Sued for Enforcing Rules?
-Who is responsible for Condo Repairs?
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Bankruptcy Information:
-Bankruptcy Basics for Massachusetts.
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MA Personal Injury Law Information:
-What Constitutes a Valid Personal Injury Claim?
-Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress.
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Social Security and Disability Law Information:
-Frequently Asked Questions.
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