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Do Buyers Understand Their Mortgage Financing Options?

Just because homebuyers receive a significant amount of information about the home purchase process, doesn’t mean they would take the time and effort to explore their mortgage financing options. However, recent studies by Freddie Mac have identified the most common financing assumptions among potential homebuyers. The following are the most common assumptions made by prospective homebuyers: It’s ...

What is an Attractive Nuisance?

What is an Attractive Nuisance? Children definitely know how to get into trouble, given their curious nature. Therefore, it is important for property owners to ensure that their property is safe and there are no irresistible features that might lure children into a hazardous situation. Such dangerous enticements are also known as attractive nuisances. If your child was harmed on someone else’s ...

Resolving a Divorce Settlement as Fairly as Possible with Mediation

When you first told your husband you wanted a divorce , you may have said things like, “I only want what’s fair for both of us and the kids.” Or, “I’m not looking to turn this in to an all-out war.” Wise words indeed... But wanting a fair divorce and actually figuring out what is fair in a divorce settlement are two entirely different matters. Attorney Russell R. Weddell is a trained family law ...

The Importance of Medicaid Planning

Our legal team at Percy Law Group, PC has been helping clients throughout Massachusetts plan for their futures for more than 25 years. We strive to achieve the best possible result for every case we take on, and our attorneys will use their years of experience and our firm’s extensive resources to pursue your goals in a cost-efficient manner. We recently met with a couple who just started their ...

Cancelling Child Support After a Negative DNA Test

Child support matters can be some of the most complicated and contention-fraught cases to ever cross a lawyer’s desk. Because Massachusetts child support orders are all but set in stone, cancelling an unfair order after the fact can be an uphill battle for clients – but it may be a necessary one to prevent further injustice. In one recent example, our family law team at Percy Law Group, PC, was ...

First Time Homebuyers Sometimes Need Extra TLC

At Percy Law Group, PC, we understand that buying a home is one of the biggest purchases you will make in your life. That is why we are here to make sure that your transaction is as smooth as possible. Our real estate attorneys have assisted buyers, sellers, and banks throughout Massachusetts for nearly three decades, and we know how confusing the process can be for first time buyers. Last month, ...

The Most Common Forms of Distracted Driving

Many of us pride ourselves on being masters of multitasking, but one place where you should never test your ability to do multiple things at once is while you are behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. Any time you engage in any other activity besides driving while operating a motor vehicle it is considered a form of distracted driving and it is incredibly dangerous. Although we tend to associate ...

How to Avoid Slip and Fall Accidents During the Winter

Slip and fall accidents are among some of the most common accidents that occur year-round. However, during the winter season, there are often substantially more hazards that can potentially cause a serious slip and fall accident, which could result in severe and debilitating injuries. It is the duty of a property manager or owner to ensure these risks are mitigated and that the conditions on their ...

What Not to Say to an Insurance Adjuster

Accidents are overwhelming and traumatic experiences and, unfortunately, the problems rarely end afterward. One of the first phone calls you will likely receive after being involved in a motor vehicle accident is from the insurance adjuster who represents the company of the at-fault party. While he or she might sound friendly, it is important to keep in mind that the insurance adjuster is not your ...

Completing Your Estate Plan Sooner Than Later - And Updating It, Too

For most people, estate planning is only a legal topic that reaches their mind when there is an immediate need for it. Waiting until the last minute to try to make an estate plan is not the ideal way to handle the situation, though. Instead, you should be thinking about an estate plan sooner than later, as well as ways to update it as the years go by. Proof in Concept: A Recent Client Story Our ...

What is Pain and Suffering in a Personal Injury Case?

When a person sustains an injury in an accident that is caused by the negligence or carelessness of another party or entity, the injured person can file a personal injury claim to obtain compensation. If successful, the compensation the injured person receives will cover both economic and noneconomic damages. Economic damages can cover expenses such as medical bills, assistive devices, and lost ...