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Joseph Botelho
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Botelho Law Group
901 Eastern Ave Suite 2 Fall River, MA 02723» view map
Divorce and Family Law
Fall River Lawyers

At the Botelho Law Group we have several attorneys, with different specializations; to help your case’s individual needs.

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1. Joseph Botelho Fall River, MA
  Attorney at Law- MA, 2000
  University of Massachusetts School of Law, J.D. 2000
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M. Teresa Paiva Weed

Adoption, Child Support, Farms, Divorce

Status: In Good Standing

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Aquidneck Corporate Park , 97 John Clarke Road, Newport, RI 02840

Sandra A. Lanni

Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Adoption, Corporate

Status: In Good Standing

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100 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, RI 02888

Jacqueline I. Burns

Alimony & Spousal Support, Adoption, Criminal, Animal Bite

Status: In Good Standing

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635 Killingly Street, Johnston, RI 02919

Barbara A. Fontaine

Divorce, Adoption, Criminal, Bankruptcy

Status: In Good Standing

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260B Columbia Street, Wakefield, RI 02879

Harry J. Hoopis

Adoption, Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Alimony & Spousal Support

Status: In Good Standing

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33 College Hill Rd, Warwick, RI 02886

Lawrence L. Goldberg

Administrative Law, Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Animal Bite

Status: In Good Standing

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88 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick, RI 02888

Robert S Parker

Dispute Resolution, Alimony & Spousal Support, Adoption, Bankruptcy

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 9 Years

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50 Park Row West, Providence, RI 02903

Michael D. Coleman

Arbitration, Farms, Adoption, Criminal

Status: In Good Standing

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101 Friendship St, Providence, RI 02903

Jerry L McIntyre

Dispute Resolution, Alimony & Spousal Support, Adoption, Corporate

Status: In Good Standing

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50 Park Row W, Providence, RI 02903

Robert M. Brady

Farms, Child Support, Adoption, Corporate

Status: In Good Standing

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One Grove Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914

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CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION

Information exchanged between two people who (1) have a relationship in which private communications are protected by law, and (2) intend that the information b... (more...)

Information exchanged between two people who (1) have a relationship in which private communications are protected by law, and (2) intend that the information be kept in confidence. The law recognizes certain parties whose communications will be considered confidential and protected, including spouses, doctor and patient, attorney and client, and priest and confessor. Communications between these individuals cannot be disclosed in court unless the protected party waives that protection. The intention that the communication be confidential is critical. For example, if an attorney and his client are discussing a matter in the presence of an unnecessary third party -- for example, in an elevator with other people present -- the discussion will not be considered confidential and may be admitted at trial. Also known as privileged communication.

CONSORTIUM

(1) A group of separate individuals or companies that come together to undertake an enterprise or transaction that is beyond the means of any one member. For ex... (more...)

(1) A group of separate individuals or companies that come together to undertake an enterprise or transaction that is beyond the means of any one member. For example, a group of local businesses may form a consortium to fund and construct a new office complex. (2) The duties and rights associated with marriage. Consortium includes all the tangible and intangible benefits that one spouse derives from the other, including material support, companionship, affection, guidance and sexual relations. The term may arise in a lawsuit if a spouse brings a claim against a third party for 'loss of consortium' after the other spouse is injured or killed.

IN CAMERA

Latin for 'in chambers.' A legal proceeding is 'in camera' when a hearing is held before the judge in her private chambers or when the public is excluded from t... (more...)

Latin for 'in chambers.' A legal proceeding is 'in camera' when a hearing is held before the judge in her private chambers or when the public is excluded from the courtroom. Proceedings are often held in camera to protect victims and witnesses from public exposure, especially if the victim or witness is a child. There is still, however, a record made of the proceeding, typically by a court stenographer. The judge may decide to seal this record if the material is extremely sensitive or likely to prejudice one side or the other.

ACCOMPANYING RELATIVE

An immediate family member of someone who immigrates to the United States. In most cases, a person who is eligible to receive some type of visa or green card ca... (more...)

An immediate family member of someone who immigrates to the United States. In most cases, a person who is eligible to receive some type of visa or green card can also obtain green cards or similar visas for accompanying relatives. Accompanying relatives include spouses and unmarried children under the age of 21.

GUARDIAN

An adult who has been given the legal right by a court to control and care for a minor or her property. Someone who looks after a child's property is called a '... (more...)

An adult who has been given the legal right by a court to control and care for a minor or her property. Someone who looks after a child's property is called a 'guardian of the estate.' An adult who has legal authority to make personal decisions for the child, including responsibility for his physical, medical and educational needs, is called a 'guardian of the person.' Sometimes just one person will be named to take care of all these tasks. An individual appointed by a court to look after an incapacitated adult may also be known as a guardian, but is more frequently called a conservator.

PETITIONER

A person who initiates a lawsuit. A synonym for plaintiff, used almost universally in some states and in others for certain types of lawsuits, most commonly div... (more...)

A person who initiates a lawsuit. A synonym for plaintiff, used almost universally in some states and in others for certain types of lawsuits, most commonly divorce and other family law cases.

MARTIAL MISCONDUCT

See fault divorce.

FOSTER CARE

Court-ordered care provided to children who are unable to live in their own homes, usually because their parents have abused or neglected them. Foster parents h... (more...)

Court-ordered care provided to children who are unable to live in their own homes, usually because their parents have abused or neglected them. Foster parents have a legal responsibility to care for their foster children, but do not have all the rights of a biological parent--for example, they may have limited rights to discipline the children, to raise them according to a certain religion or to authorize non-emergency medical procedures for them. The foster parents do not become the child's legal parents unless the biological parents' rights are terminated by a court and the foster parents adopt the child. This is not typically encouraged, as the goal of foster care is to provide temporary support for the children until they can be returned to their parents. See also foster child.

MINOR

In most states, any person under 18 years of age. All minors must be under the care of a competent adult (parent or guardian) unless they are 'emancipated'--in ... (more...)

In most states, any person under 18 years of age. All minors must be under the care of a competent adult (parent or guardian) unless they are 'emancipated'--in the military, married or living independently with court permission. Property left to a minor must be handled by an adult until the minor becomes an adult under the laws of the state where he or she lives.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

FLEET NAT. BANK v. Hunt

... Subsection (a) of Â§ 15-7-16 provides in relevant part: "A child lawfully adopted shall be deemed, for the purpose of inheritance by the child and his or her descendants from the parents by adoption and the lineal and collateral kindred of the parents by adoption, and for the ...

In re Tory S.

... Shortly thereafter, on October 13, 2006, Tory's biological mother and her fiance (petitioners) filed a petition for adoption of Tory. ... See GL 1956 Â§Â§ 15-7-5, 15-7-7(a)(4). The respondent objected to petitioners' proposed adoption of Tory. ...

IN RE TREVOR E.

... Paul Dinsmore, Esq., Rumford. ORDER. The appellant, Joseph Everton, the biological father of a minor child whose first name is Trevor, [1] appeals from a Family Court decree denying his motion to reopen and vacate the adoption of Trevor by his maternal grandparents. ...

Westerly Adoption Lawyer, Rhode Island

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M. Teresa Paiva Weed

Sandra A. Lanni

Jacqueline I. Burns

Barbara A. Fontaine

Harry J. Hoopis

Lawrence L. Goldberg

Robert S Parker

Michael D. Coleman

Jerry L McIntyre

Robert M. Brady

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CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION

CONSORTIUM

IN CAMERA

ACCOMPANYING RELATIVE

GUARDIAN

PETITIONER

MARTIAL MISCONDUCT

FOSTER CARE

MINOR

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

FLEET NAT. BANK v. Hunt

In re Tory S.

IN RE TREVOR E.

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