This entitles eligible children with disabilities to “free and appropriate public education that includes special education related services.”  Special education is defined especially designed instructions at no cost to the parent to meet the child(s) disability; and this includes not only instructors conducting the classrooms, in the home, hospitals and institutions and other settings with […]

The special education comes primarily from 3 statutes; including, the Individuals with Disability Act 20 USC Section 1400 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC Section 794 and under Massachusetts the General Laws Chapter 71B.  This law helps provide information about the overview of children with special education regarding eligibility, evaluation teams […]

The purpose behind a bankruptcy is to give the honest, but unfortunate debtor a “fresh start”.  There is an automatic stay in a Bankruptcy that once is it is filed, that generally that all collection activities or foreclosures, repossessions, court actions are put on hold.   There are two main types of bankruptcies.  One is […]

A Guardian ad Litem (“GAL”) is someone who is supposed to be neutral and has some expertise relating to child custody issues and generally they are a mental health clinicians or an attorney.  If you can try and provide as much factual detail without getting into blaming the other side or being defensive, admitting is […]

If you are representing yourself or filling out a Financial Statement for an attorney. A simple thing that the court requires is that all of the boxes be filled out. Therefore, if something is zero (-0-) rather than leaving it blank, you need to put down a zero or the court will likely return that […]

Generally now days in Massachusetts anytime you are charged with a crime, it is very likely that either the prosecutor will request or the judge will on his/her own issue something called an 802 Warning. An 802 Warning simply means that if your charged or arrested for a new offense that occurs after the date […]

Contempt is failing to follow a judge’s clear order even now you are able to do so, under the General Laws, Chapter 215, Section 34. You can see it under Larson v. Larson, which is 28 Mass.App.Ct. 338 1990 saying that a Contempt Action or law suit can be filed for violation of any of […]

In your Will you need to appoint someone who is going to carry out your wishes and that person is know as an Executor.  Some of the duties that person has to do after your death is that they collect your assets, pay your debt and expenses and then after that they will divide the […]

Separate Support is a Court Ordered amount of support for your spouse. Generally, what you would do is that you would file something called “Separate Support” in Probate Court, even if you are not asking for divorce, but you want support even for yourself or for your children. It can also include, with a separate […]

It is not very difficult to provide the lawyer information necessary to do a Will or a Last Will and Testament.  A lot of people put off making a Will, even though it provides a peace of mind because they think it is going to be complicated or difficult, but really they are just a […]