Many people have heard the commercials about Irrevocable Trusts or Trusts regarding nursing home planning. There is a lot of confusion between the two terms. To put it simply, a Revocable Trust is a Trust that can be changed at any point. If you change your mind or have second thoughts, you can change the […]

Issuance of a hardship license is based on reasonable discretion of RMV based on the facts of the case. There must be: * No evidence of operation of vehicle since revocation * The minimum amount of time ( one year from date of revocation) has been served * Completing National safety Council within 3 years […]

If you are appointed as a trustee, it can be an honor but also has a lot of obligations. Some tips include: * Read the trust carefully * Establish a trust checking account that shall include all income and expenses. Do not commmingle trust money with your own accounts *Focus on the best interest of […]

A revocable living trust allows you to create a sperate entity that holds your assets while you are alive but also allows you more control over to who and when your assets should be distributed. It can allow greater control. You can have a trustee that controls that assets until such time as children( grandchildren […]

DCF has had very bad publicity recently. Whether the news about DCF is accurate or not, it has changed the landscape of how DCF is handling cases. DCF is much more likely to be more actively involved in families’ lives and the courts have seen a huge increase in the amount of Care and Protections […]

In MA, a Cahill disposition means instead of the penalties of a second offense( with lifetime lookback) that includes a mandatory 60 days jail sentence or 14 day in patient program you may be able to negotiate probation with the 24D program( first offender’s disposition). In addition, the license suspension would allow for a hardship […]

The Law now is that any driver with a second or subsequent OUI or DWI who is eligible for a hardship license for license reinstatement will need to have an Ignition Interlock Devise attached to any vehicle that the driver owns leases or operates; and that includes an employer’s vehicle, and the driver has to […]

This continues to have a dramatic impact in the criminal justice system and cases that have collateral consequences is recently as October 18, 2013. There has been an article showing that the Attorney General, Martha Coakley is requesting that Annie Dookhan serve up to 7 years in jail in state prison, if she pleads guilty.  […]

If there is no prior OUI offense it is 180 days; if there is one prior OUI offense it is 3 years; two prior OUI offenses it is 5 years; or three or more prior OUI offenses it is lifetime.  However, if you are under 21, it adds 3 years and 180 days for no […]

I just had a trial this week regarding supervised visitation at a visitation center where my client was requesting, which the court had allowed in the Temporary Orders and was waiting the ruling from the court regarding the Judgment, that the father was able to have visits at a visitation center.    Generally, the court […]