Typical seller closing costs in Massachusetts include the title and closing service fees, owner's title insurance policy, real estate transfer tax, and recording fees on the closing date. Optional closing costs for sellers include buyer incentives, the prorated property tax bill, or real estate attorney fees.
Collecting signatures You must collect at least 10 signatures from registered voters at this stage in the process. You should collect more than 10 signatures to make sure that any issues with a signature or a signer's voter registration status will not invalidate the petition.
Whether an estate has to be probated depends on how the decedent's (the person who has died) property is titled (owned) when they die. Some property may not be part of the probate estate because it passes directly to another person by law.
A petition initiates legal action or proceedings, while a motion is a request made within an ongoing case to prompt a specific court action or decision.
A petition for instructions must address a present issue. It cannot request direction on a future duty, hypothetical action or ratification of the fiduciary's past conduct. A petition for instructions is specifically permitted by the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code (MUTC). G.L.c. 203E, §§ 302-04.
When a personal representative of an estate is undertaking an action pertaining to the estate that he feels may result in personal liability to him if the outcome is not as planned, the personal representative may file a Petition for Instructions from the court seeking approval for his actions.
You will not have a trial immediately. A few things will occur before the trial. The IRS attorney will file an “Answer” with the Court and serve a copy on you by mail if you are not yet registered for electronic filing. In the Answer, the IRS will generally admit or deny the statements made in your petition.
Advantages of U.S. Tax Court Taxpayers who sue the IRS in U.S. Tax Court can expect a very high probability of at least partial success. Approximately 80% of tax court cases reach a settlement before even going to trial.
For successful service on a defendant who is a person, the sheriff or constable must personally hand a copy of the summons and complaint to the defendant, leave the copies at the defendant's last and usual place of abode (last known residence), or deliver the copies to an agent authorized to receive service of process ...
How Long Does it Take to Serve Divorce Papers in Massachusetts? You have 90 days in most cases after you file a complaint in divorce to serve the other party. If the complaint is a contempt (say, for failure to make child support payments, the defendant must be served within 7 days).