The Massachusetts Appeals Court ruled in the case of Vaida v. Vaida, 86 Mass. App. Ct. 601 (2014) that a father did not have to pay child support for his adult physically disabled child. At first glance, this case seems to establish that a physically disabled child...
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Does Massachusetts have a remedy for revenge porn?
On May 26,2023 the Massachusetts House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill to make revenge porn a crime. This is not yet law as it has to be passed by the Senate and then signed by the governor. The following article is still the current state of the law in...
In Massachusetts, the odor of marijuana is the same as the odor of alcohol
In 2008 Massachusetts decriminalized possession of one ounce or less of marijuana. Possession of more than one ounce is still a crime. Needless to say, it is not an unusual occurance for police to encounter automobiles with the smell of marijuana. In the past, the...
