June 2026

Your LLC operating agreement probably covers the basics: who owns what percentage, how profits are split, and who manages the business. What it probably does not cover is what happens to all of that when a member dies, becomes incapacitated, or gets divorced. Most operating agreements are drafted with a focus on business operations, not

If you die without a will in Massachusetts and you are not married to your partner, your partner inherits nothing — period. Massachusetts intestate succession rules under M.G.L. c. 190B Article II only recognize legal spouses, descendants (children, grandchildren), parents, siblings, and other blood or adopted relatives. An unmarried partner — no matter how long you have been