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Frequently asked Questions in Bankruptcy

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On May 18, 2020
Should you take steps such as taking cash advances, refinancing the home, making large charitable contributions shortly before filing bankruptcy? The answer is no. You want to be very careful of doing anything that would be looking to manipulate the bankruptcy situation. You should talk to an attorney before trying to take any steps like […]
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May Standing Orders for COVID-19 and Mass Juvenile Court – Delinquency/YOP

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On May 18, 2020
Delinquency/Youthful Offender Proceedings The recent Standing Order OE-144 has closed courthouses off to the public other than for emergency situations. This order goes into effect May 4, 2020 and will be in effect until at least June 1, 2020. This is applicable to various non-emergency delinquency/youthful offender proceedings, according to Mass.gov. Probable cause (show cause) […]
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New Information on the Court System during COVID-19

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On May 16, 2020
Recently a letter from the Chief Justices has announced a new tentative plan of the courts in Massachusetts regarding the COVID-19 outbreak. The courts have been hearing emergency cases throughout the past two months, and more recently began to hear non-emergency matters that don’t involve an in-court session. The court system is planning to address […]
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Food Bank Donations

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On May 15, 2020
My office is open during these unprecedented times and fully functioning remotely. I am meeting with clients by phone, Facetime and Zoom. Although courts are not open for in- person public hearings, I have been having more and more hearings by phone-whether or not they are contested or uncontested. In addition, courts are proceeding and […]
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In Bristol Probate and Family Court, how do I Find out the Judge’s Calendar?

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On May 14, 2020
You can go to the Bristol Probate and Family Court schedules to look at the monthly judicial calendar for the Probate and Family Court judges.  In Bristol County there are 4 judges and they have a particular calendar for each judge in terms of which court they sit in and what types of cases can […]
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May Standing Orders for COVID-19 and Mass Juvenile Court – CRA

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On May 14, 2020
Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) The recent Standing Order OE-144 has closed courthouses off to the public other than for emergency situations. This order goes into effect May 4, 2020 and will be in effect until at least June 1, 2020. This order is applicable to non-emergency CRA hearings. According to Mass.gov,  these hearings will be […]
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May Standing Orders for COVID-19 and Mass Juvenile Court – Non-Emergency Matters

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On May 7, 2020
New Filings in Non-Emergency Matters The recent Standing Order OE-144 has closed courthouses off to the public other than for emergency situations. This order goes into effect May 4, 2020 and will be in effect until at least June 1, 2020. This is applicable to new filings in non-emergency matters, which should be filed by […]
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