August 2017

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Dementia study underscores importance of timely estate planning

“Take steps now.” That is advice that we candidly give at the Andover estate planning Law Offices of Kimberly Butler Rainen to families concerned with future health and related concerns linked to a parent or other aging family member showing signs of dementia or another material life challenge. Although the delivery of competent and consistent …

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A valuable surprise present from a memorable birthday party

Estate planning attorneys revel in fun and gaiety just as much as other persons do, which means — for purposes of this blog post — that they are far from immune from the excitement that gifts, laughter and camaraderie engender at birthday parties. Such festivities can also serve as much more than mere enticements to …

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You’re online, right? Someday your executor may need to be

Here’s a quick query regarding the so-called digital universe that exists online: How many accounts do you think an “average” Internet user has? One can almost hear the wheels spinning for readers seeking to come up with a quick calculation. There’s email, right? And probably at least one — and, in many cases, several — …

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Craft it, forget about it; not an optimal recipe for estate planning

It is certainly as important as the act of initially creating a sound and tailored estate plan to take an occasional peek at it thereafter and make tweaks as necessary. Because those tweaks — and, sometimes, major revisions — will become necessary. Life has a habit of rendering any “immutable and forever” plan, well, mutable. …

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