| by Brendan King, Estate and Trust Administration, Estate Planning, General, Trusts
Administering an estate or trust is rarely as simple as following a checklist. Even when thoughtful planning has been done in advance, the process can be complex, time-consuming, and emotionally charged. Trustees and personal representatives (executors) are often...
| Asset Protection, by Linda Cammuso, Estate and Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Retirement Planning, Special Needs & Disability Planning, Trusts, Wills
When people first meet with an estate planning attorney, one of the first questions they often ask is, “What kind of trust do I need?” The answer is that there isn’t a one-size-fits-all. Choosing the right trust is about matching goals — whether that’s asset...
| by Linda Cammuso, Trusts
By Linda T. Cammuso: In our Fall 2013 issue, Volume 8, of Estate Preservation Law’s newsletter Bridging the Gap, we apprised readers “that the use of irrevocable trusts has met with resistance from the MassHealth agency in the application process. Although these...