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Additional Information: I’ve was dating this guy for several months and he has been very respectful of me and kind to me. Then I found out he sometimes sells cocaine to friends and friends of friends in small amounts. He had asked me a couple of times to drive him to downtown Worcester to meet…
Additional Information: I was at an outdoor event in Worcester, and my bad luck, I’m holding a beer in a plastic cup and a cop walks by. He came over to ask me about it. Then he asked me what was in my pocket and then patted me down and found a knife that he…
Teen charged in connection with case By Mike Elfland and Gary V. Murray – Telegram & Gazette WORCESTER — Reversing an earlier determination, police say the man who died in a melee at City Hall Wednesday suffered a fatal gunshot wound. In the hours after the man’s death, police said the man appeared to have suffered…
Additional Information: We have been married for 8 months, and have a 10 month old daughter. I just found out that my husband has a criminal background and has been using a fake name since I have known him. What are the requirements for an annulment in MA? How should I proceed? I’d like sole…
Additional Information: My wife and I got divorced two years ago and I got sole custody of our 5 year-old son. She was put on probation for 5 years for hitting him and I’m not sure if she really wants to be part of his life or not. My question is if I put it…
Additional Information: I am 18 years old and was involved in a fight with a former friend who is 17. Now we’re both charged with assault but neither one of us wants to press charges. So, can we just tell the Auburn police that we don’t want to press charges so the case goes away?…
Additional Information: My wife and I are getting divorced. She took out a loan so she could attend a college in Worcester. She said she would use her degree to get a job, but she hasn’t finished the program so technically the “community” hasn’t benefited from her going to school. I suspect she really went…
Additional Information: My husband and I are getting divorced after a 7 year marriage. Can I stop him from getting a subpoena for my personal bank records for accounts that were opened as a single individual after we separated? Our Worcester home is in both our names, as are our bank accounts. ATTORNEY ANSWER: No,…
Facebook is playing a role in as many as a fifth of all divorces in the U.S., according to a study by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Facebook can come up in a divorce case in several ways. One is that marriages sometimes end because people have affairs with people they met – or…
The ex-wife of an Air Force officer might not be able to share in an increase in the officer’s pension benefits that resulted from a promotion he received after the couple divorced, according to a New Jersey appeals court. The couple divorced when the husband was a captain. The divorce settlement gave the wife 50…
Additional Information: A couple of months ago I plead no contest to an assault charge and was placed on probation by the judge. Then last week I was involved in a fight at a bar in Shrewsbury, MA that wasn’t my fault at all and now I’m charged with another assault case. If I get…
A husband’s interest in a business partnership that produced a consistent stream of profits “counted” as marital property, and his wife can receive a share of his interest at divorce, the highest court in Massachusetts recently ruled. The husband was a partner in an investment advisory firm. Under the terms of the partnership, he received…
Additional Information: My 22-year old daughter hit a parked car at a strip mall in Worcester, MA. She doesn’t know if she caused damage to the parked car she hit. She left the parking lot without leaving her contact information and now she’s wondering what she should do. Can you please explain the law in…
A father’s child support obligations could be reduced by the amount of his Social Security Disability Insurance payments that went directly to his children, the Vermont Supreme Court recently decided. The father had been ordered to pay $326 a month in child support when he and his wife divorced. Soon afterward, he went to prison…
Generally, whatever assets and debts a couple accumulate during a marriage can be split between them at divorce. But what if a husband racks up an enormous amount of credit card debt without his wife knowing about it? Should she still be responsible for half the bill? In one recent case, the Kentucky Supreme Court…
Worcester Probate and Family Court Divorce Lawyer Michael Franklin Attorney Franklin represented the wife in a 6 year marriage. This was wife’s second marriage and husband’s first. Wife brought one child into the household from her first marriage and the parties had one child together. Husband owned the marital home prior to the marriage. The…
Worcester Probate and Family Court Divorce Attorney Michael Franklin Case Summary: Attorney Franklin represented husband in a 10 year marriage. It was husband’s first marriage and wife’s second. Wife brought two children into the household from the first marriage. No children were born from the marriage. Wife earned an average of approximately $121,000.00 per year. …
Additional Information: My wife and I live in Shrewsbury MA and are going through a divorce. I’ve financially supported her for 21 years of marriage. She was a stay at home mom for all but 1 year of our marriage. She just received an inheritance of over $200,000. Am I entitled to 50%? ATTORNEY ANSWER:…
Additional Information: I separated from husband in 2008 and moved to Westborough, MA from NY. How can I get divorce if we have no contact? We did not have any children from marriage but I do have a ten year old from previous. We parted on bad terms. I have no way of contacting this…
Additional Information: My nephew was involved in some sort of an altercation in Westboro, MA which he was allegedly trying to rob a man of his watch. The boy (he’s 19) has had drug problems and I assume this issue was in play. He used a bat to threaten the man and to take the…
Additional Information: I was arrested for hitting someone and also charged with resisting arrest by Shrewsbury PD. If I hire an attorney and he gets the battery charge dismissed will the resisting arrest charge automatically be dismissed, too? If the charge sticks, what’s the worst that can happen? Thank you. ATTORNEY ANSWER: No, because the…
Reform measure gains traction with leaders on Beacon Hill By Matt Pilon | Worcester Business Journal Article Marlborough business owner Stephen Hitner’s first marriage ended in divorce 12 years ago. Since that time, his court-ordered alimony payments have been so restrictive that he’s been forced to borrow from his second wife’s credit line to keep…
Additional Information: We got married and we realized quickly afterward that it was a mistake. In Massachusetts is there a waiting period before you can file papers for an uncontested divorce? ATTORNEY ANSWER: No, you may file for a divorce or an annulment after the marriage with no waiting period. It sounds like you may…
Additional Information: Seven years ago, while I was living in NJ, I was convicted of possession of a controlled substance. I’m in grad school now in Worcester, Massachusetts and was arrested on similar charges. I did some research and found that the possession law in Massachusetts has stiffer penalties for those convicted of a second…
Additional Information: My son was arrested on a drug possession case in Worcester and is awaiting trial. He has a court appointed lawyer but the lawyer hasn’t talked too much to my son about it and hasn’t advised him on what he should do. I read somewhere that a person can ask the judge to…
Additional Information: My ex and I have agreed to lowered payments and we have drawn up a new agreement which we both signed. The problem is that every time she gets angry she threatens to take me to court for back child support based on the previous amount in the divorce decree, reneging on our…
Additional Information: My wife and I have been separated for over a year. I am living with a new partner and considering starting my own business. Will she have any claim on the monies when we go through the divorce? ATTORNEY ANSWER: Any assets acquired during the marriage are subject to division regardless of separation.…
Additional Information: Our son, a freshman at a Worcester college, was recently arrested while carrying a small amount of cocaine. My wife and I are wondering if we should spend our money (which we can afford) to hire an attorney to defend him in this charge. Is it going to make any difference or will…
ATTORNEY ANSWER: An individual who possesses less than an ounce of marijuana will be deemed to have committed a civil, not a criminal, offense. This individual will be assessed a fine. No criminal conviction will occur.
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