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Office News: Be Prepared and Be Organized....Don't Delay!

The Office of Alexander F.X. Matulewicz, Esq. is ready to help you with all your probate issues. We find it helpful to advertise by word of mouth to our co-workers, friends and relatives how important it is to be prepared when the day comes and one...

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Legal News: Bankruptcy (Eviction - Automatic Stay)

(Copied from Lawyers Weekly, This Week's Decisions, March 2, 2020) Where defendants violated the automatic stay by evicting a debtor on July 11, 2018, the defendants should be held liable to the debtor in the amount of $1,500 for actual damages...

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Legal News: A Well Executed Estate Plan.......

An "estate" consists of all of the items a person owns. These can include cars, bank accounts, retirement accounts, furniture, real estate, and life insurance. An "estate plan" is the method in which the estate is passed on to the...

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Legal News: Special Needs Trust

The importance of estate planning when you desire to provide for a disabled loved one after your death Whether it be your child, your sibling, your best friend, or any other disabled individual, if you want to leave some or all of your assets to a...

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Legal News: What you need to know....Road Safety Law in Massachusetts

We wanted to send a quick reminder about an important new road-safety law in Massachusetts. As you may have heard, drivers are now prohibited from holding a cell phone or other hand-held mobile devices while operating a vehicle ....

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Legal News: Why You Must Check Your Estate Plan EVERY YEAR....

Why You Must Check Your Estate Plan Every Year Revisit for Your Welfare Certain things happen every year: holidays, birthdays, anniversaries…and estate plan reviews. That’s right! Checking your estate plan is worth turning into an...

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Legal News: My friend put my unflattering photo of me on the Internet, CAN SHE?

IT DEPENDS. If you are famous, your friend can get away with placing your badly-posed photo on the Internet. However, if you are a private individual, you can try to assert your right to privacy. If your friend or someone else is actually benefitting...

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Legal News: Can you Film People in Public?

I saw a man taking pictures of kids playing in the park, swinging on swings, going down the slide, spinning around a merry-go-round, in a public area. IS THIS LEGAL? YES! If you are simply walking around with your camera and shooting casually, you...

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Legal News: Do I Need to Update My Will?

YES!! Any real change in your life setting, such as new baby, marriage, divorce, death in the family, and a sudden financial windfall, can be the reason for updating your will. The following are some of the reasons to update your will: People you...

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You Need a REAL ID to Board All Domestic Flights: Find out how to get one....

The deadline for needing REAL IDs to board domestic flights or access federal facilities or nuclear power plants is coming quick. Massachusetts drivers' licenses and state IDs must be REAL ID compliant by Oct. 1, 2020, when the change to bring...

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