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Who will be guardians for legions of ‘unbefriended’ elders? A new initiative tries to address an urgent and growing problem in Mass.

By Kay Lazar Globe Staff,Updated February 27, 2023 Mary Kate Egan is a care manager at Public Guardian Services. She regularly meets with a social worker at Watertown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center before she checks in on one of her clients. Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staffSuzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff The man was adamant. He did not, he insisted, […]

Britney Spears Conservatorship

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What it is For the last thirteen years, fans of Britney Spears wait avidly for updates of her life. They wait anxiously for any clue as to what her life is like under the veil of her conservatorship. Thirteen years ago, celebrity Britney Spears began her legal battle in opposition of her court appointed conservator. […]

Buying a home? Here’s what to expect at the closing.

Massachusetts, Real Estate, Title Insurance

Closing on a house marks the beginning of a new chapter, but the final step before becoming a homeowner includes lots of documents, signatures and fees. Here’s how it works. Closing costs are the fees and expenses you must pay before becoming the legal owner of a house, condo or townhouse. According to Freddie Mac, […]

Experts Share How to Safely Navigate the Playground With Your Kids Amid COVID-19

COVID-19

Whether they knew it or not, even kids have been doing their part to keep themselves and others safe from COVID-19 by staying home from their city’s playgrounds for the past few months. As the UK begins to open back up, however, you might be wondering if it will be safe to take your kids to playgrounds, […]

The Average Social Security Beneficiary Is Getting a 7% “Raise” in 2020

financial planning

The new decade hasn’t exactly gone according to plan for most Americans. A year that began with promise has been completely derailed by the proliferation of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).As of a little more than a week ago, there were in excess of 2.2 million confirmed cases of this respiratory illness worldwide, with more […]

Closing Costs When Using A Mortgage To Buy Property

Real Estate

We’ve taken a look at all the closing costs you must pay when you buy a home with all cash. The main goal of that post was to not leave cash buyers broadsided by unanticipated costs when making an aggressive offer. Given most real estate buyers need a mortgage to purchase, it is even more relevant […]

Coronavirus fears disrupt parenting plan

Divorce, divorce and separation, divorce attorney, Shared Articles

My ex and I share 50/50 parenting of our two kids. His new wife, Kathy, travels extensively for work and just returned from a two-week trip in Italy. Our son has severe asthma and has had pneumonia several times. When she returned from Italy, Kathy’s company made everyone on the trip commit to work from […]

Wheelchair Lawyer: How to modify child support

Podcast

In this episode, Brian talks about what to do if you can’t pay your child support. https://d3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net/production/2020-3-4/61696324-44100-1-71105fc5359e2.m4a

Navigating child custody in the time of coronavirus

Shared Articles

(CNN)For years, Erika Lenkert’s 14-year-old daughter has spent four days a week at Lenkert’s house in San Francisco and three days a week at her dad’s place in Marin County, about a 30-minute car ride north. But amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the family’s custody arrangement has been anything but regular. The girl’s father is dating […]

MOLST Frequently Asked Questions – Patients and Families

Shared Articles

What is a MOLST form? MOLST is a medical form similar to a prescription. It contains instructions from a clinician (physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant) to other heath professionals (e.g., nurses, emergency responders), about what life-sustaining medical treatments to try or not try on a patient, based on the patient’s own decisions. What are “life-sustaining treatments”? […]

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