Estate Planning

In regard to an executor’s duties concerning the estate of an individual who has just passed away, let’s just say that they potentially run a wide gamut. And that owes to the obvious reason that estates differ materially, both as to the details and scope of what might be involved. Whatever might be the case […]

A writer at Forbes magazine whose focus in on articles that discuss “the creation and management of exceptional wealth” says that many top wage and income earners across the United States unquestionably do a good job on the creation prong. Conversely, though, just as many are making rather dismal efforts in the wealth-management sphere, often

Most people know they should make out a living will, telling family members and others how you want to be treated in case you are incapacitated. For instance, do you want your life to be prolonged using ventilators and feeding tubes, or do you want doctors to just let you go. But — a recent

At the comprehensive estate planning Law Offices of Kimberly Butler Rainen in Andover, a core component of our knowledgeable and empathetic client representation focuses upon elder care concerns. There are many of those, of course, which can feature in differing ways depending on what might be happening in a given instance. Adult children understandably worry

Imagine how you would feel after a loving parent has passed away and you suddenly realized that, notwithstanding mom’s or dad’s incessant infatuation and endorsement of so-called “virtual currencies” during life, there is no evidence to be found of any such property in estate documents or elsewhere? Might that make you just a bit concerned?

Well, it’s not The Grapes of Wrath, but it is nonetheless wrath, and it spells mutually directed ire that has soured relations between heirs of best-selling author John Steinbeck for many years. Steinbeck has been dead for decades, but his classic treatment of potent themes in American life resulted in novels that exploded in popularity

Here’s a notable but not often stressed point relevant to estate planning that a New York Times article recently passed along: within a few short years, more than one of every five Americans will reportedly be 65 or older. And that means this: As scores of millions of senior-aged individuals and couples move from large

Every thoughtful person from middle age to being on the cusp of retirement might dutifully reflect on the findings of a recent study focused upon what surveys show deeply concerns scores of millions of Americans. And that is this: retirement money. Even more specifically: the amount of money — that magic-bullet threshold, if you will

“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

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