Usually when the first parent passes away, that parent will not have a say in who will be in charge of raising the child. In most cases, the surviving parent will take custody. Exceptions to this would be if the parent has a history of abuse, if the parent doesn’t want custody of the child,…
No, Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 201D, Section 7 says that “a health care proxy shall also be revoked upon: (i) execution by the principal of a subsequent health care proxy, or (ii) the divorce or legal separation of the principal and his spouse, where the spouse is the principal’s agent under a health care proxy.” This…
Why would a person disinherit a spouse? Can you disinherit a spouse and if so, how? There are a myriad of reasons why someone would want to disinherit a spouse. It might be a second marriage and they think that children from the first marriage should take priority over the new spouse. The spouse might…