My client, Mr. Rodriguez, was observed by police handing an individual a small package which was suspected of being heroin. This individual was later apprehended by the police and allegedly swallowed the contents of the package before the police could seize it. Subsequently, Mr. Rodriguez was observed by police getting into a vehicle in Worcester,…
Case Summary Father’s child support obligation to the Mother shall be reduced and shall further be reduced upon the emancipation of the parties’ daughter on December 5, 2018. No order for alimony is made at this time as all of the available gross weekly income of the parties has been utilized in the calculation of…
Case Summary: Here, the material circumstances have changed since the judgment of divorce entered in 2006. Plaintiff’s gross and net income have both decreased since her waiver of alimony in 2006, even as her expenses and the cost of living have increased. Plaintiff used the child support to maintain a home and life for the…
Case Summary: The Court has been asked to decide whether this Guardianship should be vacated and custody returned to the mother. In considering this decision, the Court recognizes that both parental fitness and the child’s best interest are always considerable in any case dealing with the fundamental right of a parent to raise their child…
I represented an individual seeking asylum who was arrested for larceny over $250.00 for using another person’s credit card. He charged over $7,000.00 on the card. My client paid the entire amount back to the alleged victim prior to the matter being heard in Worcester District Court. I obtained many continuances to allow the client…
I recently represented an individual in the Worcester District Court charged with 2 counts of Assault and Battery on a household member. My client was accused of punching his girlfriend in the face during an argument on two separate occasions. My client claimed that neither of the alleged incidents occurred. After a hearing, all charges…
Attorney Michael Franklin represented an individual who was charged with a Assault with a dangerous weapon (i.e. an automobile). Client allegedly tried to run her boyfriend over with an automobile. The matter was heard by the Worcester District Court and after a hearing, the boyfriend recanted and the charges were dismissed.
Attorney Michael Franklin represented a client who hosted a late night party. When a friend brought 2 uninvited guests, a fight broke out between one of them and an invited guest. The uninvited guest was bruised, received stitches in his lip and was knocked unconscious. My client held one of the uninvited guests back in…
Attorney Michael Franklin represented a client who is a salesman and was required to pay $742.00 per week plus 20% of all gross income earned over $180,000.00 per year as alimony to his ex-wife. His base pay was $180,000.00 per year. He lost his employment and obtained new employment with a base pay of $130,000.00…
Attorney Michael Franklin represented a father of a 4 year old child born out of wedlock who resided here in Massachusetts who was previously ordered to pay child support in the amount of $398.00 per week retroactive to the child’s birth. He was a salesman with an annual income of $125,000 at the time of…
Worcester criminal defense attorney Michael Franklin represented a man for a jury trial at Worcester District Court. He was charged with Assault & Battery stemming from an incident on January 3, 2016. My client and another man got into an argument while they were residents of a boarding house. The men admittedly didn’t get along…
I recently represented a 60 year old man in Worcester District Court who had 2 knee replacements and was taking medications for diabetes at the time he was stopped by a state police trooper. The trooper pulled my client’s vehicle over after he went through a red light. The trooper noticed my client was slurring…
In a recent case at Worcester District Court, I represented a Hispanic man who was charged with 2 counts of Assault and Battery on a Police Officer, a civil rights violation, resisting arrest as well as Disorderly Conduct and Disturbing the Peace. He was in his parked car outside of his children’s residence in a…
In a recent jury case in Worcester District Court, I represented a man who was charged with violating a harassment protection order by allegedly making 3 telephone calls to the alleged victim. The telephone calls registered as an “unknown caller” on the alleged victim’s cellular telephone and she testified that she recognized my client’s voice. She…
I represent a woman whose husband filed criminal charges of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon against her in District Court after my client threatened to leave the marriage with the child. The husband alleged that my client attempted to strike both him and their 18 month old child with an automobile after an argument. He…
I REPRESENTED THE HUSBAND AND FATHER OF 2 DAUGHTERS, 8 AND 12 YEARS OLD IN A RECENT DIVORCE CASE IN WORCESTER PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT. THE WIFE FRAUDULENTLY FILED AN ABUSE PREVENTION ORDER AGAINST FATHER BASED ON FALSE ALLEGATIONS AND FATHER WAS NOT PERMITTED TO HAVE CONTACT WITH HIS CHILDREN WHOM HE WAS VERY CLOSE…
I represented a client in District Court who was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Drugs. The case was tried before a Judge and the client was found not guilty. I was able to get the Massachusetts State Trooper who arrested the client to admit that he did not know whether…
I represented a client in District Court who was charged with Assault and Battery on a Household Member and Possession of a Firearm Without an FID Card. The Assault and Battery charge was dismissed. The Assistant District Attorney prosecuting the case sought 1 year of supervised probation with random screens for drugs and alcohol. Alcohol…
I represented a client in the Worcester District Court on charges of Assault and Battery on a Household Member and Threatening to Commit a Crime. My client allegedly grabbed and bruised his partner’s arm while he was driving an automobile and threatened to kill him. My client was found not guilty on both charges after…
The client was charged with possession of a Class B Substance after a motor vehicle stop for speeding and a registration sticker violation in Worcester, Massachusetts. The State Police Officer who stopped my client requested to search the client’s vehicle and the client consented to the search. The client was requested to step from his…
Attorney Michael Franklin represented in Worcester District Court a man charged with OUI. The client had .084 BAC (blood alcohol content) by taking the breathalyzer test and admitted to drinking and smoking marijuana but the government was not allowed to get the BAC into evidence because they did not have the proper documentation certifying that…
Posted by Michael Franklin Attorney Michael Franklin represented a 44 year old man charged with OUI at trial in Worcester District Court. The client was charged with Operating A Motor Vehicle Under The Influence of Drugs, Illegal Possession of a Class B Drug and Illegal Possession of A Class C Drug. The client was operating…
I represented a father who had to drive 1/1/2 hours each way to visit with his infant son born out of wedlock. The child’s mother claimed the child was too young for overnight visits and refused to divide the driving for pickups and drop offs for the child. Father was permitted two 3 hour unsupervised…
I represented a husband in a 44 year marriage. Husband worked as an engineer and consultant for the Defense Department. Husband earned approximately $200,000.00 per year and wife had been unemployed since 2010. The marital estate was worth over $4,000,000.00. Wife took out 7 credit cards and ran them up to their limit of over…
Posted by Michael Franklin Client was a 19 year old college student home on a school break. He was found by the local police department in his parents’ pick up truck with 2 friends. The truck was parked in a neighborhood cul de sac at approximately 9:00pm in the evening. When the police requested the…
Posted by Michael Franklin Client was accused of trespassing and 2 counts of assault and battery in Worcester District Court. The client did have a criminal history/ probation record. He was residing in real estate that was under foreclosure. He actually paid rent to the landlord who in turn did not pay the mortgage secured…
Posted by Michael Franklin Represented the husband in a divorce. The marriage was 6 years in length and was the second marriage for both parties. There were no children born from the marriage. However, wife had two college age sons from a previous marriage. The husband paid for the college tuition for his stepsons because…
Posted by Michael Franklin Client was the father of a 2 year old child out of wedlock. The parties resided separately since March of 2012. Mother filed a Complaint for Support against client through the Department of Revenue. I filed a Counterclaim for Custody of the child claiming that the parties actually shared custody of…
Posted by Michael Franklin I represented the mother of a 7 year old child. The mother of the 7 year old left the child with her parents temporarily until a DCF investigation could be completed on the child and his father. The child had been touching his half brother inappropriately allegedly from behaviors he learned…
Posted by Michael Franklin Worcester District Court My client was charged with Assault and Battery for allegedly striking his wife in the face during an argument. Two alibi witnesses were subpoenaed for the day of trial at Worcester District Court and were ready to testify that on the date and during the time of the…
I represented the father of a 12 year old boy who was seeking shared physical custody of him with the boy’s mother. The child was born out of wedlock and the mother had obtained sole physical custody of the child through a Judgment of the Family Court in California in 2005. Since the entry of…
Worcester Probate and Family Court I represented the paternal aunt of 3 minor children seeking an emergency temporary guardianship of them. The father of the children was serving a jail sentence at the Worcester County House of Correction and the mother was a heroin addict. Mother would use heroin and left dirty needles, spoons and…
Worcester Probate and Family Court I represented the father of a 15 year old girl who was seeking physical custody of her. The Complaint for Custody was filed. The child was born out of wedlock and raised primarily by her mother. However, the father maintained a close relationship with his daughter and the daughter wanted…
Worcester District Court The client was charged with Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon. The victim claimed that my client took part in stabbing him at a local Worcester bar and restaurant. The victim positively identified my client as being at the scene and taking part in a melee involving several people resulting in…
Worcester District Court The client was charged with Aggravated Assault and Battery. The victim claimed that my client punched him in the jaw in a restroom of a local Worcester sports bar. He sustained a concussion and a broken jaw and could not eat solid food for 6 months. Medical records were admitted into evidence.…
Worcester Probate and Family Court Divorce Lawyer Michael Franklin Attorney Franklin represented the wife in a 6 year marriage. This was wife’s second marriage and husband’s first. Wife brought one child into the household from her first marriage and the parties had one child together. Husband owned the marital home prior to the marriage. The…
Worcester Probate and Family Court Divorce Attorney Michael Franklin Case Summary: Attorney Franklin represented husband in a 10 year marriage. It was husband’s first marriage and wife’s second. Wife brought two children into the household from the first marriage. No children were born from the marriage. Wife earned an average of approximately $121,000.00 per year. …
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