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The MLPL is a series of authored works covering core areas of Massachusetts legal practice, including some of the fastest growing areas of litigation. These time-saving resources will provide you with practical solutions that are backed by current case law and applicable citations. Within each volume, the authors give suggestions and advice based on years of specialization in their field. It's all here in these concise and indispensable references.
The MLPL is being published sequentially and will eventually include more than a dozen titles composed of more than 20 volumes. Drawing upon the expertise of some of the most distinguished judges and practicing attorneys in Massachusetts, the MLPL is destined to become the most comprehensive, authoritative, and practically focused reference tool available to Commonwealth attorneys.
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Table of contents
[Volumes 1 and 2 - Reserved]
Massachusetts Elder Law (Volume 3)
Chapter 1 Elders and Elder Law
Chapter 2 Counseling Elders
Chapter 3 Financial Management and Planning For Retirement
Chapter 4 Estate Planning
Chapter 5 Planning For Incapacity: Financial Management
Chapter 6 Planning For Medical Decisions: Incapacity and End of Life
Chapter 7 Health Insurance
Chapter 8 Long-Term Care Insurance
Chapter 9 Masshealth Eligibility
Chapter 10 Masshealth Penalties For Transfers
Chapter 11 Asset Protection Strategies Regarding Long-term Care
Chapter 12 Masshealth Benefits Request Procedures
Chapter 13 Guardianships and Conservatorships
Chapter 14 Housing and Non-Institutional Alternatives
Chapter 15 Nursing Homes
Chapter 16 Litigating Elder Issues
Chapter 17 Managing an Elder Law Practice
Massachusetts Tort Damages, Second Edition (Volume 4)
Ch 1 - Introduction
Ch 2 - Case Evaluation
Ch 3 - Bodily Injury
Ch 4 - Wrongful Death Actions and Survival Actions
Ch 5 - Wrongful Life, Birth and Adoption
Ch 6 - Mental and Emotional Distress
Ch 7 - Professional Malpractice Actions
Ch 8 - Harm to Property
Ch 9 - Intentional Torts
Ch 10 - Injunctive and Declaratory Relief
Ch 11 - Loss of Consortium
Ch 12 - Consumer Protection Act
Ch 13 - Restrictions on Recovery
Ch 14 - Pleadings, Records and Forms
Ch 15 - Costs, Interest and Attorneys' Fees
Ch 16 - Contribution and Indemnity
Ch 17 - Taxation of Damage Awards
Ch 18 - Expert Testimony
Appendices
Index
Massachusetts Real Estate, Third Edition (Volumes 5 and 6)
VOLUME 5
Ch 1 - Purchase and Sale of Residential Real Estate Law and Practice
Ch 2 - Zoning, Planning and the Plan
Ch 3 - Zoning, Regulatory Takings
Ch 4 - Zoning, The Comprehensive Permit Law
Ch 5 - Zoning, General Principles of Law
Ch 6 - Zoning, Exemptions from Local Regulation
Ch 7 - Zoning, the Practice
Ch 8 - Regulations Protecting Natural Resources, In General
Ch 9 - Wetlands Protection, the Practice
Ch 10 - Subdivision Control, General Principles Of Law
Ch 11 - Subdivision Control, the Practice
Ch 12 - Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgages Law and Practice
Ch 13 - Summary Process, General Principles of Law
Ch 14 - Summary Process, the Practice
Ch 15 - The Characteristics and Uses of Nominee Realty Trusts, General Principles Of Law
Ch 16 - The Characteristics and Uses of Nominee Trusts, The Practice
Ch 17 - Real Estate Tax Abatements and Exemptions
Ch 18 - Real Estate Tax Abatements and Exemptions, The Practice
Ch 19 - Drafting a Commercial Lease, the Practice
Ch 20 - Registration and Confirmation of Title to Real Estate, The Practice
VOLUME 6
Checklists and Forms
1 - Representation of Seller/Buyer in Real Estate Transactions
4 - The Comprehensive Permit Law
7 - Zoning, Obtaining Building or Zoning Permits
8 & 9 - Regulations Protecting Natural Resources; Wetlands Protection
11 - Subdivision Control
13 - Foreclosure of Mortgages
14 - Summary Process
16 - The Characteristics and Use of Nominee Trusts
18 - Real Estate Tax Abatements and Exemptions
19 - Drafting a Commercial Lease
20 - Registration and Confirmation of Title to Real Estate
APPENDICES:
Appendix A - Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Regulations
Appendix B - Massachusetts Environmental Code, Title 5: Minimum Requirements For the Subsurface Disposal of Sanitary Sewage
Appendix C - Uniform Summary Process Rules
Appendix D - Excerpt from Department of Public Health Lead Paint Notification and Removal Regulations
Appendix E - Historical Site Protection Regulations and Forms
Appendix F - Massachusetts Waterways Regulations (310 CMR 9.00)
Appendix G - Programmatic General Permit for Massachusetts
Appendix h - Comprehensive Permit Regulations
Appendix I - Websites
Massachusetts Corporations and Other Business Entities, Second Edition (Volume 7)
Part I - The Planning Process
Ch 1 - Deciding Whether to Incorporate
Ch 2 - Business and Tax Planning Considerations
Ch 3 - Ownership and Management Considerations
Ch 4 - Professional Corporations
Ch 5 - Non-Profit Corporations
Part II - Corporate Procedures
Ch 6 - Incorporation Procedures
Ch 7 - Massachusetts Corporation Data Packet
Ch 8 - Maintaining the Corporation
Ch 9 - Deadlock, Liquidation and Dissolution
Ch 10 - Forms
Appendix A - Secretary of the Commonwealth - Division of Corporations - Fee Schedule
Appendix B - Business Corporation Law (M.G.L. c. 156B)
Appendix C - Professional Corporation Law (M.G.L. c.156A)
Appendix D - Corporations for Charitable and Certain Other Purposes (M.G.L. c. 180)
Appendix E - 950 C.M.R. 101-112 - Secretary of the Commonwealth - Regulation Filing and Publication
Appendix F - Limited Liability Company Law (M.G.L. c. 156C)
Index
Guardianship & Conservatorship in Massachusetts (Volume 8)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Guardianship and Conservatorship Law in Massachusetts
Chapter 2 Guardianship Standards for Appointment and Competency
Chapter 3 Guardianship Practice and Procedure
Chapter 4 Temporary Guardians and Special Guardians
Chapter 5 Mental Health Civil Commitment
Chapter 6 Medical Treatment Decisions--The Substituted Judgment Determination
Chapter 7 Guardianships with the Authority to Administer Antipsychotic Medication
Chapter 8 Conservatorship
Chapter 9 Guardianship of Minors
Massachusetts Domestic Relations (Volumes 9 and 10)
VOLUME 9
Ch 1 - Overview
Ch 2 - Preliminary Steps and Representation
Ch 3 - Grounds for Divorce
Ch 4 - Jurisdiction and Venue
Ch 5 - Commencement of Action and Responsive Pleadings
Ch 6 - Interlocutory Relief
Ch 7 - Financial Statements
Ch 8 - Custody of Minor Children and Visitation
Ch 9 - Guardian Ad Litem
Ch 10 - Child Support
Ch 11 - Alimony
Ch 12 - Division of Marital Assets
Ch 13 - Discovery, In General
Ch 14 - Case Management Conference, Pre-Trial Conference, Master's Hearings
VOLUME 10
Ch 15 - Agreements and Uncontested Trials
Ch 16 - Contested Trials, Trial Preparation, Consolidation, Impoundment & Dismissals
Ch 17 - Judgment and Post Judgment Remedies
Ch 18 - Counsel Fees
Ch 19 - Contempt Actions
Ch 20 - Modifications
Ch 21 - Appeals
Ch 22 - Abuse Prevention
Ch 23 - Children Born Out of Wedlock
Ch 24 - Annulments, Separate Support, Affirmation of Marriage, Complaints for Support
Ch 25 - Prenuptial And Postnuptial Agreements
Table of Cases
Table of Statutory References
Index
Massachusetts Landlord Tenant Law (Volume 11)
Ch 1 - Tenancies, Possession, and Transfers of Interest
Ch 2 - Agents, Managers, and Real Estate Trusts
Ch 3 - Termination by Agreement, Surrender, and Operation of Law
Ch 4 - Termination by Notice to Quit
Ch 5 - Termination for Breach of Express or Implied Terms of the Tenancy
Ch 6 - Claims and Defenses for Rent and Use and Occupation
Ch 7 - Actions for Possession
Ch 8 - Summary Process Procedure
Ch 9 - Chapter 239, Section 8A
Ch 10 - Defenses to Eviction
Ch 11 - Trial and Judgment
Ch 12 - Interest, Costs, and Attorney's Fees
Ch 13 - Execution and Appeal
Ch 14 - Issues in Landlord-Tenant Practice
Ch 15 - Consumer Protection
Ch 16 - Warranty of Habitability, Quiet Enjoyment, and Other Causes of Action
Ch 17 - Security Deposits and Rent Paid in Advance
Appendix of Statutes, Regulations and Orders