Will recently quizzed us on whether heirs should have access to a decadent’s email accounts. He didn’t specify any other logins, but all are potentially relevant probate issues. This is a thorny knot of issues that his question only grazes. Giving heirs access to just email archives is a lot more complicated than he lets …
Justice
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Retroactive application of new alimony rules
House 740, a bill before the Judiciary Committee, would reopen for dispute financial arrangements in many older divorces. I cannot support House 740 and have referred it for further study.
Once Opposed, Mass. Medical Society President Ready to Give SIFs a Try
MMS President, Dr. Henry Dorkin, authored an op-ed in STAT, a national health and medicine publication, earlier this month, charting the evolution of his thinking on establishing SIFs in Massachusetts, which he now supports.
Side-by-side of House and Senate Criminal Justice Reform Bills
Here is a side-by-side comparison of the House and Senate bills.
Sexual Harassment in the Senate
The men who recently came forward to the Globe to talk about sexual assaults by the Senate President’s husband have exposed some gaping holes in the Senate’s sexual harassment policies.
Urgent legislation
This important and urgent legislation is not only about gun safety but is a stepping stone for persons who need to put an end to the abuse they suffer. A victim that may be reluctant to take steps for their own safety may realize that it is for the safety of their community too that …