Creating a will not at the top of your to-do-list? Maybe it should be! Creating an estate plan is one way to ensure your family is taken care of, and your wishes are carried out in the future. Having a will isn’t just for the uber-rich or elderly. In fact, everyone should have a will […]
Contemplating Your Estate Plan During Covid-19
Get Your Affairs in Order For most of us, coronavirus and the threat it poses has made us contemplate the status of our estate plans. As thousands of people in the Commonwealth have died of COVID-19 and its complications, many thousands more are ill, and many, many thousands more face unemployment and financial hardship. There […]
Landlord Eviction Options During Covid-19
Landlords and Coronavirus Long before any Governor issued emergency orders for their state, coronavirus was already altering the fabric of our lives and commerce in unexpected ways. In the last month, millions of workers across the country, from hotel and restaurant workers to office assistants and managers, have been laid off, furloughed, or prohibited from […]
The LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
Question: What does it accomplish? Answer: Allows you to distribute your Estate Property in the manner you chose. So in effect you are providing instructions stating whom you want to receive something of yours, what you want them to receive, and when they are to receive it. Without a Will, your Estate Property is distributed […]
What makes a Will official or executable? Do I need an attorney to make an official Will?
A Last Will and Testament, known as a Will, is a legal document created by an individual instructing how they would like their final wished to be carried out after death. In the state of Massachusetts, if a person dies without a Will, state laws will determine how and to whom the person’s assets will […]
What is the difference between a revocable and irrevocable trust, and which needs do they serve?
The ability to change is at the heart of the difference between revocable and irrevocable trusts. Revocable trusts take their name from the trustee’s ability to “revoke” (i.e. change) provisions of the trust agreement after signing. These changes could include adding or removing beneficiaries of the trust by amendment or even dissolving the entire trust. […]
My Aged Parents Refuse to Discuss End-of-Life Care and Getting Their Affairs in Order
No one is keen to discuss “the End,” as if talking about it will somehow hasten it, or not talking about it might prevent it from happening! By encouraging your parents to prepare for the end of their lives, you are not only acting as a responsible and loving child, but you are saving time, […]