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Legal News: A Well Executed Estate Plan.......

An "estate" consists of all of the items a person owns. These can include cars, bank accounts, retirement accounts, furniture, real estate, and life insurance. An "estate plan" is the method in which the estate is passed on to the...

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Legal News: Special Needs Trust

The importance of estate planning when you desire to provide for a disabled loved one after your death Whether it be your child, your sibling, your best friend, or any other disabled individual, if you want to leave some or all of your assets to a...

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Legal News: What you need to know....Road Safety Law in Massachusetts

We wanted to send a quick reminder about an important new road-safety law in Massachusetts. As you may have heard, drivers are now prohibited from holding a cell phone or other hand-held mobile devices while operating a vehicle ....

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Legal News: Why You Must Check Your Estate Plan EVERY YEAR....

Why You Must Check Your Estate Plan Every Year Revisit for Your Welfare Certain things happen every year: holidays, birthdays, anniversaries…and estate plan reviews. That’s right! Checking your estate plan is worth turning into an...

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Legal News: My friend put my unflattering photo of me on the Internet, CAN SHE?

IT DEPENDS. If you are famous, your friend can get away with placing your badly-posed photo on the Internet. However, if you are a private individual, you can try to assert your right to privacy. If your friend or someone else is actually benefitting...

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Legal News: Can you Film People in Public?

I saw a man taking pictures of kids playing in the park, swinging on swings, going down the slide, spinning around a merry-go-round, in a public area. IS THIS LEGAL? YES! If you are simply walking around with your camera and shooting casually, you...

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Legal News: Do I Need to Update My Will?

YES!! Any real change in your life setting, such as new baby, marriage, divorce, death in the family, and a sudden financial windfall, can be the reason for updating your will. The following are some of the reasons to update your will: People you...

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Legal News: Social Security Scams.......be aware!

There are many scammers out there trying to get your money. Please heed the following if you get a call: Warning Signs You get an unsolicited call from someone claiming to work for SSA. Except in rare circumstances, you will not get a call from...

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Legal News: Wills and Trusts: Rule Against Perpetuities

Copied from the Lawyers Weekly Newspaper 2/10/2020 (This Week's Decisions): Where a 1956 will devised real property to a congregational church on the condition that it be used as a parsonage or for church purposes, a judgment declaring that the...

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Legal News: How do you Choose an Executor for Your Estate?

You know that you need to create an estate plan, but one of the essential parts of creating such a plan is choosing an executor of your estate. Do you know what an executor is? This is the person that will carry out your wishes after you pass away....

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