Months ago, Massachusetts voted to legalize medical marijuana and with medical marijuana comes medical marijuana dispensaries. The problem that has arisen across the state is that many towns do not want to have medical marijuana dispensaries within their borders. Many towns have tried to ban medical marijuana dispensaries through zoning regulations, however, the Massachusetts Attorney...Read More

Massachusetts General Law chapter 209a governs abuse prevention orders for those with a “familial relationship.” In practice this means people who are married, are related, and other close relationships. A sumbsection of the law, section (e), allows for 209a protections for those who “are or have been in a substantive dating or engagement relationship, which...Read More

Fresh from the desk of the Supreme Judicial Court comes the case of Morales v. Morales, the standard for modifying a child support order is now simply an “inconsistency” between the current child support order and the child support guidelines. This is huge as it lowers the standard considerably from a “material change in circumstances”...Read More

Are you required to incorporate your business? No. Should you incorporate your business? It is highly recommended. Massachusetts is full of small businesses many of which are not incorporated. Many small business owners tell us that they cannot afford to incorporate, and I do understand that, as the fees in Massachusetts are higher then other...Read More