| by Brendan King, Estate and Trust Administration, Estate Planning
By Brendan King March 28, 2011 On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance and Job Creation Act of 2010. The law introduces significant changes to the federal transfer tax exemptions and rates that impact estate...
| Asset Protection, by Linda Cammuso, Estate Planning
By Linda T. Cammuso February 14, 2011 Saint Valentine’s Day – either you love it or you hate it. Many dismiss it as one of the so-called “Hallmark holidays,” while others celebrate it with enthusiasm. Whether or not you’re a Valentine’s Day enthusiast, chances...
| Estate Planning, Pet Trusts
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Mohandas Gandhi I love my horse. We have had some truly amazing times in the decade that I have known him; swimming in the ocean, galloping up and across sand dunes,...
| by Brendan King, Estate Planning
Brendan J. King, Esq. December 29, 2010 Until now, Massachusetts homeowners had to choose between homestead protection – which safeguards the equity in one’s home from attachment by general creditors – or the benefits of owning their home in a trust. That changed on...
| Asset Protection, by Linda Cammuso, Estate Planning
By Linda T. Cammuso When Stieg Larsson died intestate, his life partner, Eva Gabrielsson, who shared Stieg’s life for 32 years, was left out in the cold. Larsson’s father and brother inherited his entire estate, which includes the rights to his best-selling trilogy...
