| Estate Planning, The Firm
July 19, 2016, 2016, Worcester, MA — Estate Preservation Law Offices (EPLO) is pleased to announce the launch of its newly designed website. Mobile-ready responsive, the site makes it easier for clients to learn about the firm and its multi-faceted estate...
| by Brendan King, Estate Planning, Special Needs & Disability Planning
By Brendan J. King April is National Autism Awareness Month. Through the efforts of the Autism Society, other special needs service organizations, and individuals with autism and their families/support networks, public awareness of the condition has increased...
| by Linda Cammuso, Estate Planning
by Linda T. Cammuso November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. It is also a month for giving thanks and connecting with family. At EPLO, we want to take this opportunity to highlight this devastating disease, recognize the caregivers who face the...
| by Linda Cammuso, Estate Planning
by Linda T. Cammuso The third week of October was officially declared National Estate Planning Awareness Week in 2008. The House bill was co-sponsored by the National Association of Estate Planners and Council (NAEPC). In 2015 those dates fall between October 19 and...
| Estate Planning, The Firm
October 1, 2015, Worcester, MA— Linda T. Cammuso, estate planning professional and founding partner at Estate Preservation Law Offices, was the featured speaker at “Ask an Estate Attorney about Planned Giving,” sponsored by the Planned Giving Council of Central,...
| Estate Planning, The Firm
Brendan J. King appeared on Retirement Advisers TV, hosted by Greg Lavelle, on Charter 3. Greg and Brendan discussed estate and asset protection planning, safe techniques for avoiding probate and the consequences of improper planning.
| Asset Protection, Estate and Trust Administration, Estate Planning, HIPPA
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...
| Estate Planning, Newsletter
EPLO’s Spring issue of Bridging the Gap answers many of the questions that clients ask when they work with the attorneys on their estate plans and asset protection. You will also find valuable columns about: – Choosing your Decision Makers...
| by Linda Cammuso, Estate Planning
by Linda T. Cammuso With the holidays approaching, Americans’ thoughts turn with anticipation to food. In the midst of our weight-conscious, diet-obsessed culture, the holidays are a time when we happily throw caution to the wind and indulge in the most decadent of...
| by Carol Barton, Estate Planning
Carol F. Barton Once children turn eighteen they are legally considered adults. Parents lose their legal rights to make decisions for their children, and lose the ability to access the children’s financial and health information. Proper estate planning can ensure...
| by Brendan King, Estate Planning
By Brendan J. King Today, trusts are used in the estate planning process for many individuals to fully protect their financial assets. Trusts can protect against many common lifetime threats including lawsuits, creditor problems, failed business ventures, bankruptcy,...
| Estate Planning, Newsletter
BRIDGING THE GAP, EPLOs latest newsletter issue covers important topics for blended families. Included are columns about: The Importance of Estate Planning for Blended Families Does an Existing Will Carry into a New Marriage? Why You Should Consider Prenuptial...
| Estate Planning
With the economic challenges families face today, grandparents are increasingly looking to leave an inheritance for their grandchildren — whether to help pay for education, or just to alleviate their children’s financial burdens. You may have thought about leaving...
| Estate Planning
Married couples commonly have simple reciprocal wills that name each other as the beneficiary of the other’s estate. Known as “I love you wills,” this arrangement is a simplistic form of estate planning that result in spouses directly inheriting each other’s assets....
| Estate Planning
Today, more than ever, people understand the need to establish trusts as part of estate planning. However, many people fail to take the next step in this important process — funding the trusts with their most valuable assets. Click here If you have an estate plan: Did...
| Asset Protection, Estate and Trust Administration, Estate Planning, General, Guardianships and Conservatorships, Probate, Wills
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...
| Asset Protection, Estate Planning, General, Long Term Care Planning, Special Needs & Disability Planning, Tax Planning for Individuals
Often, after having signed their estate planning documents, clients convey the relief they feel at having finalized their documents. While signing your estate planning documents is undeniably important to the estate planning process, an equally important step of the...
| by Carol Barton, Estate Planning, General
By Carol F. Barton The decision to become an organ donor is not an easy one. People need to weigh their reasons for wanting to help the thousands of patients waiting for life-saving transplants against their fears and misconceptions about donating their organs. Many...
