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Types of Personal Injury Cases

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On December 16, 2011
           There are a variety of personal injury cases that you can file a law suit for where you might be entitled to damages and this is basically any time that you have been injured to someone else’s negligence. If you speak to a personal injury attorney, they can help you decide on whether you […]
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Helpful Information About the New Taunton Courthouse

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On December 15, 2011
As you may know, there is a new trial courthouse in Taunton and this newsletter will provide you with some helpful information about the courthouse. The Elevator The first thing that regulars at Taunton Court know is to avoid the elevator unless it is an emergency. There have been almost daily problems with the elevator, […]
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Has the Bankruptcy’s Laws Changed since President Obama taking Office?

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On December 9, 2011
The short answer to this question is No. There has been a lot of talk back and forth about having changes to provide more consumer relief after the economic devastation to the working and middle class people, but so for in the Obama administration there has not been any actual changes at this point.  There […]
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What does a discharge in Bankruptcy mean?

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On December 2, 2011
           In a Chapter 7 a Bankruptcy Discharge basically releases the debtor from personal liability for a certain type of debt.  What that basically means is that the debtor is no longer required to pay any debt that is discharged.  The discharge is permanent and is prohibited to the creditors, whom taking any form of […]
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Bristol County Housing Court

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On November 9, 2011
Here is helpful information on our Housing Court System:   BRISTOL COUNTY HOUSING COURT               There are many different locations in the Bristol County for the Housing Court along with phone numbers and mailing addresses for non-criminal and criminal pleadings.  I have listed the information below for you to read: Housing Court DepartmentSoutheastern Division […]
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Contact Information for the New Taunton District Court & the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On November 2, 2011
            The Taunton Trial Court recently opened and it includes several different courts including, Taunton Juvenile Court, Taunton District Court, the Housing Court and a branch of the Bristol Probate and Family Court.  Here are some of the contact information:   Taunton District Court 40 Broadway Street Taunton, MA 02780   Main Telephone Number: (508) […]
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The New Alimony Law

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On November 1, 2011
  • Massachusetts Alimony Law
The new, Massachusetts alimony law was signed by Governor Patrick on October 4, 2011 after winning approval in both the House and Senate. The changes establish guidelines for alimony payments and include limits on the duration of the payments. The new law essentially will eliminate lifetime alimony in many cases and will in part be […]
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Emancipation of Children from Parents

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On October 24, 2011
           A question I do get asked a reasonable amount of time, is can children be emancipated in Massachusetts?  What emancipation means is that the parents right to control his or her minor child or participate in that decision making and that the parents no longer have the right to determine where the child lives […]
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Annulments

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On October 17, 2011
            What is an Annulment? An Annulment undoes a marriage by treating the couple as if a marriage did not even occurred. What that means, is that the party was not legally able to enter a party because that some reason that marriage would be considered void from the very beginning.               For example, […]
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To Get a Copy of Your Divorce Decree, What Steps Do You Need to Take?

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On October 10, 2011
              You need to get a copy of your Divorce Decree; you can do that by mail.  The fee has been $20.00 for a certified copy, plus $1.00 per page for every page except for the first.  You do need to contact the Probate Court County where the divorce was filed, so for example, it […]
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