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Do-it-Yourself Estate Planning. Is it really worth it?
The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked a renewed and urgent interest in estate planning, including the creation, updating, and/or finalization of estate planning documents. In the past few weeks, our office has received a number of calls requesting us to review the estate...
Remote Notary Statute Passed to Facilitate Estate Planning, Other Legal Matters, During Pandemic
While we are all safe at home, a lot of things we took for granted just a few short weeks ago, have had to be sidelined until the current health situation has subsided. One of those things is the ability to go meet with your attorney, without fear of health risk....
Estate Planning in a Coronavirus World
At The Law Offices of Kimberly Butler Rainen, we are changing the way we work with clients during this time, because as always, the health and well-being of our clients and employees are our top priority. In this time of 'social distancing' we are working remotely,...
If the time comes, is a trusted party fully empowered to act?
Sound estate planning for most individuals and families across Massachusetts is arguably about far more than simple will execution and a focus upon asset distribution. Although such a confined focus may be all that is deemed necessary in some instances, most people...
Estate planning importance for blended families
An estate plan has the potential to leave a legacy or to leave a legendary fight. When done correctly, the assets of one person will transition seamlessly to loved ones, next of kin and younger generations. When done haphazardly, it can spawn fights and rekindle old...
Would there ever be a reason to create more than one trust?
Individuals and families in Massachusetts and nationally that are thoughtfully focused upon estate planning often have numerous questions regarding trusts. Those queries run a wide gamut, and that is understandable. There are many types of trusts, with the instrument...
How a special needs child and divorce implicates estate planning
An article written by a financial planner specializing in divorce stresses these two key points regarding dissolutions involving special needs children: Such divorces "are significantly more complex to negotiate" than most others; and Many divorce attorneys...
Your estate plan needs to address your Massachusetts business
Our above headline leading off today's post certainly doesn't apply to all -- or even most - Massachusetts estate planners. Indeed, the majority of individuals in the Bay State and nationally work for businesses they themselves do not own. Having said that, though,...
What is centrally involved with being a Massachusetts conservator?
Would-be conservators and people just generally interested in the role played by such persons might assume that it features quite a bit of detail and complexity. Actual conservators in Massachusetts don't simply suspect that. Rather, they know it to be true from...
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