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Protecting your home: put it in the kids’ names, or use a trust?
For prior generations, keeping the house protected from a nursing home seemed as easy as deeding it to the kids and calling it a day. In today’s world, putting your house in your kids’ names might more accurately be described as “going from frying pan to fire”. ...![Time to update your estate plan?](https://estatepreservationlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/estate-planning-600-x-400.jpg)
Time to update your estate plan?
When should I update my will/estate plan? It’s one of the most common questions from clients and their advisors. While there are no set rules, here are some factors to consider: Have there been any changes to your family since you last signed your will/estate...![Estate Preservation law Offices: Specialized Estate Planning Services with a Personal Touch](https://estatepreservationlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/mountains-1080x675.jpg)
Estate Preservation law Offices: Specialized Estate Planning Services with a Personal Touch
As specialists in the estate planning field, we understand that the legal documents attorneys draft – wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney – are merely tools of the trade that guide professionals as they properly apply them to a person’s unique situation. With...Administering Estates and Trusts
Whether you’re trying to envision how your family will handle your loss or a survivor in the wake of a loved one’s passing, you’re probably wondering the same thing: What actually happens next? Is there an actual gathering for a “Reading of the Will”, as we’ve all...![A Sign of the times: Massachusetts’ highest court rules Yahoo can release deceased user’s emails to personal representative (executor)](https://estatepreservationlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bigstock-Law-Judge-And-Justice-Symbol-97424360-768x465.jpg)
A Sign of the times: Massachusetts’ highest court rules Yahoo can release deceased user’s emails to personal representative (executor)
By Linda T. Cammuso A long and hard fought battle against Yahoo to access a deceased subscriber’s emails is one step closer to victory, as well as a poignant sign of the times. John Ajemian died at age 43 in a bicycle accident, leaving no will. His siblings were...Observation Status: Notice Act
Observation Status in Hospital Change: Understanding your risk Carol F. Barton The Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act [2] was recently signed into law; it will not become effective until the summer of 2016. The Act...Never too early to do an estate plan
By Carol F. Barton The tragic death of Actor Paul Walker in a high-speed car accident is a reminder that it is never too early to create an estate plan. Walker, who starred in The Fast and Furious movies, had the foresight to create an estate plan when he was only 28...Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code (MUTC)
The passage of the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code (MUTC) in July 2012 marked the second major piece of legislation in Massachusetts this year relating to estates and trusts. (The Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) was signed into law on March 31, 2012.) The...Barton Named Associate Attorney at Estate Preservation Law Offices
We are pleased to announce that Carol F. Barton, Esquire has joined our firm as associate attorney. Her practice concentrates on estate and trust administrations elder law and Medicaid planning, special needs and disability planning, and veterans’ benefits. Carol also...MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE IN EFFECT: How is your estate plan affected?
By Linda T. Cammuso The passing of the new Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code should prompt Massachusetts residents to evaluate whether and how their estate plans may be impacted by the new law. After two decades of debate, the new Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code...![Summer 2011 Newsletter](https://estatepreservationlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/EPLOSummer-2011.png)