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Massachusetts Issues First 3-Parent Birth Certificate

Above The Law

Although this first birth certificate is a strong step forward, Massachusetts is overdue for an update to its parentage laws.

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Massachusetts Court of Appeals Rules: Fight Over Surrogate-Born Baby Is A Drama-Filled Mess, But Not Actually Surrogacy

Above The Law

You know a case is especially full of drama when the court’s opinion spends several pages quoting straight from the Facebook messages between the parties.

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Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

CourtTechBulletin

The Massachusetts Courts has their Self-Help page posted at: [link] that covers family matters, guardianship, housing matters, abuse & harassment, protection orders, probate, appeals, consumer protection, name changes, small claims, and even traffic tickets.

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$4.3M in Grants to 36 Legal Services Programs Underscore Role of Tech in Driving Access to Justice

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“These projects use technology to leverage scarce human resources and increase access to justice for low-income individuals and families facing critical legal needs such as unemployment, evictions, or domestic violence.”. Massachusetts.

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LEAP Legal Software Acquires WealthCounsel and ElderCounsel

LawSites

Whether you’re a family lawyer in Massachusetts or California or England, when you get LEAP, you will get a family law matter that has been carefully constructed for you,” Hugo-Hamman said. For each state in which it operates, LEAP develops jurisdiction-specific document templates and workflows. For just the U.S.

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$4.3M in Grants to 36 Legal Services Programs Underscore Role of Tech in Driving Access to Justice

LawSites

“These projects use technology to leverage scarce human resources and increase access to justice for low-income individuals and families facing critical legal needs such as unemployment, evictions, or domestic violence.”. Massachusetts.

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Supreme Court will decide government immunity issue

At the Lectern

The petitioner, a Massachusetts company, unsuccessfully moved to dismiss the cross-complaint based on a clause in the product’s sales agreement that said the buyer “agrees to submit all disputes arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement to a court in Boston.” ” Forum selection clause.