Today more than ever with families forming in so many manners, we need to make clear, that in the absence of abuse, that kids benefit from both of their parents after their parents separation and divorces. This goes for all types of families. Married parents, unmarried parents and same sex parents with possible no biological …
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Citizens’ Initiative Review Pilot Program: Question 4
This year Massachusetts voters will head to the polls to decide whether four initiative petitions will become law. In Massachusetts, the Secretary of the Commonwealth‘s Office publishes and distributes a voter guide, which contains information on each question. There is a summary of the proposed law, which is written by the Attorney General’s Office; an explanation of a …
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Shared Parenting
Shared parenting makes sense, but there is no consensus on whether our divorce law needs to be changed.
Police Training Standards
Will One issue which has come up in the Police Shooting in Minnesota is that the officer involved privately took several additional training courses with or without the permission of his department from an outfit that is known for teaching police to be paranoid of situations and to react rather than to think. I believe …
First Responders & Injured Pets?
Does Mass law permit first responders to give basic care to pets in fires, accidents and other emergencies? Could we follow Ohio’s lead (unless we already allow this)? http://bigstory.ap.org/article/cddaaafd650d43189c61cfd996c5c400/new-law-supports-first-responders-who-treat-injured-pets
Role of Probation Dept in Sentencing Recommendations
Will I wonder if Massachusetts has a similar system as California where a representative of the Probation or Corrections department is responsible for interviewing researching and making a post sentencing recommendation to the Judge when deciding what sentence is to be imposed on a convicted person? If so does the Commonwealth have a legal framework …
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