Siegel v. Mayer

Kirpalani, Maynard M., J.

Introduction

Lisa M. Siegel (“Siegel”) is the daughter of one Richard J. Lariviere of Worcester, Massachusetts.1 Siegel’s parents, Richard J. Lariviere and Helen Lariviere, were divorced in Worcester Probate Court in November 2007. After a finding by that court that Mr. Lariviere was incapacitated by mental illness, the court appointed the defendant William H. Mayer (“Mayer”) as Guardian ad Litem for him. In 2009, as a result of an action to reach and apply all of Lariviere’s assets brought by a third party, defendant William J. Ritter was appointed by a court to be…