Maria Piro Fusaro is a Westerly, RI native. A high school graduate of Westerly High School, Maria went on to University of Rhode Island, then Suffolk University Law School. Having practiced law for 8 years now, Maria brings the knowledge and expertise you can count on. What makes Maria Piro Fusaro stands apart - Compassionate attorney, who truly cares for the clients' cases - Readily available to speak with clients and takes the time to do so - Returns calls within a reasonable time - Passionate about what she does and truly advocates for clients' interests and rights - Does her best to explain to clients in terms that they can understand - Believes being an attorney is her occupational vocation What Maria Piro Fusaro offers Estate Planning - Includes Simple Wills -Wills with Testamentary Trusts, mainly utilized by parents of small children -Irrevocable Trusts, mainly utilized in Medicaid Planning -Revocable or Living Trust with Pour Over Will, many times used by single parent with minor children or young adult children -Special Needs Trust -Medicaid Planning -Powers of Attorney Durable Power of Attorney, mainly used for finances and Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare Probate Law - Estate of Deceased Includes both Administration if no will or Probate of Estate with a will -Estates both Petition of WillAdministration of Estate larger estates and Voluntary Informal Estate smaller estate -Guardianship -Serve as Guardian ad Litem -Change of Name Family Law - Adoption step-parent adoption other family member or friend adopting both are voluntary and agreed upon by parties - Custody Initiating a custody action - parties have child in common but not married, action for custody and other related matters - modification of custody order- parties have been to court in the past, whether through custody action or divorce, and now wish to return to court to modify existing orders -Child support Both private child support matters and actio