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Meeting Estate And Elder Law Needs In The Boston Area
The probate process in Massachusetts can be long and expensive. When someone dies without a will, their assets must go through the probate process. Since there is no will to determine who receives which assets, the assets are distributed according to probate law....
If you’re worried that your parent or another loved one is unable to make appropriate decisions on their own, then you may be considering guardianship. If you successfully establish legal guardianship, then you will likely be tasked with making medical and personal...
There’s a good chance that you’re going to need long-term care at some point in your life. This can be a daunting prospect, especially if you’re feeling healthy and hope to remain in your home for the rest of your life. Making matters worse is the fact that many...
One of the basic goals of estate planning is to protect a person’s wealth so that their loved ones can enjoy it. For example, without some careful estate planning, Massachusetts residents may have to watch their hard-earned savings instead get swallowed up in nursing...
Many individuals living in Massachusetts have filed claims to obtain financial disability assistance from the Social Security Administration (SSA), only to have those claims rejected. While the rejection of an initial claim may seem like a significant setback, the...
As you get older, your health and healthcare needs can change dramatically. Where you once used an employer-provided insurance plan to cover medical expenses, you may now be looking at other options. Depending on your situation, there could be a significant difference...
Far too many people do not realize that there is a significant chance that they may need some type of long-term care in the future. After all, about half of all individuals will end up in a nursing home or needing some other type of assisted living or long-term care...
One important part of a Massachusetts resident’s planning for their aging is to figure out how they will provide for their own care. Even well before they have to enter nursing homes, people will likely need help with household chores, their financial affairs and...
It may surprise our Millennial and Boomer readers, but older Millennials are now approaching 40. This means that a huge, new population now has kids (possibly multiple), cars, homes, burgeoning retirement accounts, sizable crypto-wallets, etc. And, with the...
Planning for nursing home care is a critical part of any estate plan. Whether you are planning well in advance or the potential need for long-term care is more imminent, here are three mistakes you would be better off avoiding. Hastily transferring assets Dispensing...