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Legal News: Help is Almost here for Retirement Savers

With overwhelming bipartisan support and little public attention, the House of Representatives recently passed the most significant reforms to individual retirement accounts in more than a decade. But while support in the Senate is also strong and...

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Legal News: 7 Alternatives to living alone as a Senior

Independent living as we get older may not be the best solution. With all the choices out there, understanding each option may help make the decision easier. Here are 7 options to consider: 1) Living with family: Living with family or other...

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Office News: Hearing loss and driving: The 5 steps to be safer on the road

Continuing on the theme of preparing for a better future: Hearing Loss and Driving The older we get, the more the loss of hearing affects our daily lives, sometimes happening so slowly the loss isn't perceived. Sometimes, this...

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Legal News: Practicing Self-Defense in our later years...

As we get older, we don't like to think that our safety could be at risk. Unfortunately, self-defense for a younger person is much different than self-defense for a senior. Every year seniors are the victim of non-violent crimes including purse...

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Legal News: Civil Practice: Temporary restraining order - Security Interest

Where a plaintiff creditor seeks a temporary restraining order and injunction against an auction house to prevent the sale of construction equipment at a price that would harm her security interest in the equipment, the motions are denied because...

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Legal News: Real property (Title - Certificate)

Where a defendant's counterclaim in a dispute over registered land has been dismissed, the counterclaim should be stricken from the certificate of title. "In accordance with the Order Striking Notice of Adverse Claim and Dismissing Complaint...

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Legal News: Termination - Visitation

Where a Juvenile Court judge found a mother unfit to parent the youngest six of her 12 children, the portion of the order denying post termination and post adoption visitation between the mother and her daughter Jane should be vacated along with...

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Legal News: Domestic Relations (Harassment prevention - 3 acts)

Where a harassment prevention order was entered against a defendant under G.L.c. 258E, the order should not have been issued, as there was insufficient evidence of three acts of harassment. "The defendant...contends that the plaintiff, with whom...

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Legal News: Landlord and Tenant (Collateral estoppel)

A Housing Court judge dismissed on issue preclusion grounds a plaintiff property manager's summary process action against one of its tenants, the dismissal order must be reversed, as the issue in the summary process action is not identical to an...

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Office News: 6-Step Family Estate Planning Guide

Step 1: Free Consultation and Plan Initial consultation with Attorney to discuss your family and person situation and create a plan, going forward Step 2: Plan Discussion and Process While talking with the Attorney, a plan is designed based on...

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