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Massachusetts’ Rules on Spanking: The Parental Privilege Defense

Massachusetts’ Rules on Spanking: The Parental Privilege Defense By Amanda Castro, Esq. A recent Supreme Judicial Court decision allows parents to use reasonable force in disciplining their children without being charged criminally. The Court ruled in Commonwealth v. Dorvil that the physical force used in...

•July 24, 2015•Hera Law Group•No comments

Special Needs Trusts (SNT’s) and Section 8 Housing Eligibility

By Melissa A. Levine-Piro, Esq. As a law firm, Hera Law does extensive estate planning for our clients, including the drafting of Special Needs Trusts (SNT’s). A Special Needs Trusts is a carefully drafted trust that allows someone with special needs (the beneficiary) to receive...

•July 7, 2015•Hera Law Group•No comments

Massachusetts New Sick Leave Law

Approved by Massachusetts voters in November of 2014, the Earned Sick Time law will go into effect on July 1, 2015. The new law allows for employees to earn and use sick time as long as they meet certain conditions. The law will impact all...

•June 10, 2015•Hera Law Group•employment law, sick leave•No comments

Judge rules divorce papers can be served via Facebook

By Virginia A. Dyer, Associate Hera Law, PC On March 27, 2015 the Supreme Court in New York County made a decision that allowed a Wife to serve her Husband via Facebook. Ellanora Arthur Baidoo v. Victor Sena Blood-Dzraku, 2015 NY Slip Op 25096 by...

•April 17, 2015•Hera Law Group•divorce law, divorce papers•No comments

Automatic Restraining Orders in the Probate and Family Court

By Virginia A. Dyer, Esq., Associate Hera Law The automatic restraining order relates to financial, health insurance, and beneficiary issues of parties to a divorce. When a Party files for divorce or separate support a Divorce/Separate Support Summons is issued. The Summons is required to...

•April 8, 2015•Hera Law Group•divorce, restraining orders•No comments

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Massachusetts’ Rules on Spanking: The Parental Privilege Defense

Special Needs Trusts (SNT’s) and Section 8 Housing Eligibility

Massachusetts New Sick Leave Law

Judge rules divorce papers can be served via Facebook

Automatic Restraining Orders in the Probate and Family Court

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