This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.
This is a Complaint pleading for use in litigation of the title matter. Adapt this form to comply with your facts and circumstances, and with your specific state law. Not recommended for use by non-attorneys.
Thirty-six states and Washington, DC, have laws on the books that offer compensation for exonerees. The federal standard to compensate those who are wrongfully convicted is a minimum of $50,000 per year of incarceration, plus an additional amount for each year spent on death row.
The following 17 states do not: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
The following 17 states do not: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Overview. A person commits false imprisonment when they engage in the act of restraint on another person which confines that person in a restricted area. False imprisonment is an act punishable under criminal law as well as under tort law.
Abandonment or desertion provides grounds for a fault-based divorce if a spouse left voluntarily, without good reason or an intent to return, and without the other spouse's consent. A spouse must be out of the home for a year or more before the other spouse can file for divorce on grounds of desertion.
Any person who is imprisoned or whose liberty is restrained pursuant to a criminal conviction may at any time, as of right, file a written motion requesting the trial judge to release him or her or to correct the sentence then being served upon the ground that the confinement or restraint was imposed in violation of ...
Massachusetts law requires that you carry Bodily Injury Liability limits of at least $20,000 per-person and $40,000 per-accident and Property Damage Liability coverage of at least $5,000.
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 266, Section 30 makes it a crime to unlawfully steal, embezzle, or convert another person's personal property, real property, or trade secrets.
In Massachusetts, larceny over $1200 is a felony offense. Penalties can include up to 5 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $25,000. A conviction may also result in a criminal record, which can affect future employment and housing opportunities.
The Department of Children and Families shall file a petition to terminate parental rights under the following circumstances: The child has been abandoned.