The Center For Elder Law Is Under New Management
The Center For Elder Law Is Under New Management
Empathetic Legal Guidance For You And Your Loved Ones
Did you lose a loved one who had few assets to their name and no real estate upon their passing? If so, you may be eligible for a simplified probate process known as “voluntary administration.” Voluntary administration may be an option even if your loved one did not...
When a person has a physical or mental disability, he or she may benefit from a special needs trust. The special needs trust allows a trustee to manage property for the person and is created with his or her needs and lifestyle in mind. For example, the trustee can...
Starting in 2022, the state of Massachusetts will increase reimbursements to community health centers associated with MassHealth by $600 million over the next five years. The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers says the new payment structure will help...
There’s no doubt that losing a parent is hard. As you try to cope with the emotional realities of losing a close loved one, you also have to deal with the financial implications of their passing. Oftentimes, this takes the shape of estate and trust administration. On...
Most people have basic knowledge of the estate planning process and what it entails. However, this knowledge is rarely more than a superficial understanding. For this reason, estate planning myths have become commonplace. This is part of the reason so many people...
Once we finish our own estate plan, we often then start to think about whether our parents and other older family members have also finished their estate plan. However, it can be awkward conversation, but it does not have to be. Focus on the reasons for an estate plan...
Many people who apply for Social Security disability insurance do not expect that their claim will be denied, however this happens often. If benefits are denied, changed or less than the applicant is eligible to receive, he or she can appeal the decision through the...
MassHealth, or Massachusetts Medicaid, is a governmental program that provides Massachusetts residents with health care benefits and long-term nursing care for those in need. Filling out an application for MassHealth, can be much more difficult than Massachusetts...
When you are young, you just want to spend time enjoying life and you don’t always plan for 10 or 20 years in the future. But as you grow older, you start to plan to move up in your career, to buy a house and to save for retirement. Yet, you still may avoid one...
A lot of people think that they don’t have enough assets or a complex enough distribution plan to warrant engaging in estate planning. This is dangerous thinking. After all, if you pass away without an estate plan, then the state of Massachusetts will dictate how your...