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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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Alimony Bill

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On September 23, 2011
            Right now it appears that the new Alimony Bill maybe passed.  It was by the House and the Senate has it next week.  Some of the potential issues are: one that long term marriages will end at retirement age is defined by the Social Security Act.  Second, maximum alimony is 50% of the number […]
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Minor Transporting Alcohol

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On September 16, 2011
            I just had recently had a Clerk Magistrate’s hearing and it would be important for both adults and students to realize the potential consequences that if you knowingly transport someone with alcohol, even if you are not drinking or under the influence or holding onto the alcohol that there is a strong likelihood that […]
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DNR and Why You Need to Make Decisions Before Hand

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On September 9, 2011
            Right now I am in the middle of a very contentious guardianship case.  It is also dealing with an issue of Do not Resuscitate (“DNR”). One hand the family is arguing that the elder is a practicing catholic and has a viewpoint that she did not want a DNR and has told friends this.  […]
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What the Melendez Dias Confrontation Clause Means

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On August 31, 2011
That the court had reached a decision that a Defendant facing evidence against him or her has to be able to cross-examine a person and not just a piece of paper.  What has to happen is that the people that did the drug testing to confirm that the drugs were actually found to be drugs need […]
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9-11 and Discrimination

  • Posted by Alexander Nesson
  • On August 24, 2011
           I generally represent people in the criminal cases in State Court rather than federally. However, another attorney referred me to this case where a Moroccan gentleman who has full legal citizenship was being questioned by the FBI.  It entailed that he was absolutely innocent as to what had occurred, but there had been certain […]
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