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- Condominium Law FAQs
- Are unit owners entitled to see all of the condominium’s financial information?
- Can a board prohibit smoking within a unit or in common areas?
- How are condominium lien claims resolved?
- How should a board deal with poorly behaving unit owners, tenants or guests?
- What happens if a unit owner files for bankruptcy?
- What is the condominium superlien?
- What must be done to enforce the priority lien?
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- Criminal Law
- Criminal Law FAQs
- Are there penalties for refusing to take the breathalyzer?
- Do I have to take the field sobriety test?
- Does an OUI defendant have to testify at trial?
- How does the Commonwealth attempt to prove an OUI charge?
- If I fail a field sobriety test, is that sufficient evidence that I am under the influence?
- If I fail the breathalyzer, what happens to my license?
- If I refuse to take a breathalyzer, is it evidence that can be used against me?
- Is an OUI charge considered a misdemeanor or felony in Massachusetts?
- Is it illegal in Massachusetts to operate a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol?
- Should I consent to a breathalyzer test if stopped for an OUI?
- What is the standard or burden of proof in an OUI case?
- What must the Commonwealth prove if I am charged with OUI?
- Divorce & Family Law
- Divorce And Family Law FAQs
- Are Retirement Accounts And Pensions Subject To Division?
- Does Health Insurance Coverage Continue After A Divorce?
- How Are Alimony And Child Support Treated For Tax Purposes?
- How Do I Start A Divorce?
- How Is Alimony Determined?
- How Is Child Support Determined?
- How Is Property Divided In A Divorce?
- How Long Does A Divorce Take?
- How Long Does Alimony Continue?
- How Long Does Child Support Continue?
- Is An Uncontested Divorce Final On The Date Of The Divorce Hearing?
- What Is A Financial Statement?
- What Is Conciliation?
- What Is Mediation?
- Divorce Mediation
- Divorce Mediation FAQs
- Elder Law FAQs
- Can I Give My Assets Away To Qualify
- Does It Matter Whether The Assets Are In My Name Or My Spouse's Name
- Does Medicaid Consider My Income
- How Are Annuities Treated
- How Do I Qualify For Medicaid
- How Is A Nursing Home Paid For
- I Thought I Could Give Away 10000 Per Year Tax Free
- If I Go To A Nursing Home Will Medicare Cover My Expenses
- It All Seems So Complicated – How Can I Deal With This
- What About My House
- What About Putting My Assets In A Trust
- What If My Assets Are Held Jointly With A Child
- What Is The Difference Between Medicare And Medicaid
- Will My Homestead Exemption Protect Me From Nursing Home Expenses
- Employment Law
- Employment Law FAQs
- Estate Planning & Probate FAQs
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- Landlord Tenant Law FAQs
- Can A Residential Tenant Lawfully Withhold Rent
- What Amounts Can A Landlord Collect From A Residential Tenant Upfront
- What Are The Necessary Steps To Legally Evict A Tenant
- What Happens If A Residential Landlord Is Foreclosed Upon
- What Is Housing Court
- What Is The Difference Between A Tenancy At Will And A Tenancy With A Lease
- What Steps Does A Landlord Need To Take To Comply With The Last Month's Rent Law
- What Steps Does A Landlord Need To Take To Comply With The Security Deposit Law
- Landlord/Tenant Law
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- Personal Injury
- Personal Injury FAQs
- Are There Ways Of Resolving Personal Injury Cases Without Filing Suit?
- If I Am Injured Because Of The Negligence Of A Third Party, How Should I Proceed
- If I Am Injured Due To Someone Else's Negligence Should I Provide A Statement To Their Insurance Company
- If I Am Injured How Can I Afford To Hire An Attorney
- If Suit Is Filed Will I Be Required To Testify?
- In Order To Recover Money Damages For My Personal Injury Am I Required To File Suit?
- What Are Personal Injury Claims
- What Type Of Compensatory Damages Am I Entitled To
- Probate And Trust Administration
- Real Estate
- Real Estate FAQs
- What Are Some Of The Different Forms Of Ownership Of Real Estate?
- What Effect Does The Death Of An Owner Of Real Estate Have On The Title To Real Estate?
- What Is A Declaration Of Homestead And Do I Need One On My Principal Reside?
- What Is A Petition To Partition Real Estate?
- What Is Adverse Possession?
- What Is An Offer To Purchase Real Estate?
- What Is Life Tenant Or Life Tenancy?
- What Is The Closing?
- What Is Title Insurance And When Is It Acquired?
- Trusts And Estate Planning
- Wage And Hour FAQs
- Are There Penalties For Employers Violating Wage Laws?
- Are Tip Pools Legal In Massachusetts?
- Can An Employee Carry Over Earned Sick Time From Year To Year?
- Can An Employer Require A Certification For Sick Time?
- For What Purposes Can An Employee Use Earned Sick Time?
- How Do Employees Earn Sick Time?
- How Often Must Wages Be Paid?
- Is It Unlawful For An Employer To Interfere With Earned Sick Time Rights?
- Must An Employer Compensate An Employee For Earned Sick Time Upon The Separation Of Employment?
- Must An Employer Compensate An Employee For Earned Vacation Time Upon The Separation Of Employment?
- What Hours Are Included In The Workweek?
- What Information Must An Employer Of A Domestic Worker Provide?
- What Is An Exempt Employee?
- What Is The Difference Between An Independent Contractor And An Employee?
- What Is The Minimum Number Of Hours For Which An Employee Must Be Paid On A Given Work Day?
- When Are Wages Earned
- When Can An Employee Begin To Use Earned Sick Time?
- When Must Overtime Be Paid?
- Which Employees Are Entitled To Earn Sick Time?
- Who Is A Domestic Worker?
- Wage And Hour Law
- Zoning & Land Use
- Zoning & Land Use FAQs
- Can I Have A Plan Of My Land Recorded In The Registry Of Deeds
- I Have A Zoning Issue Where Do I Start?
- If The Building Inspector In My Town Makes A Ruling That I Disagree With What Can I Do?
- What If I Am Dissatisfied With A Decision Made By The Zoning Board Of Appeals?
- What If My Property Contains Wetlands?
- What Is A Special Permit?
- What Is A Variance?