An important note on guardianship. Well-established Massachusetts case law makes clear that a parent, biological or adoptive, is presumed "fit" to care for his or her child. Absent a showing of "unfitness," a parent will prevail in...

Can't let a week go by without preaching the need to BE PREPARED. Kathy recently attended a seminar put on by a competing attorney and was given handouts of the various celebrities who died without wills and the fights and chaos that followed. For...

While we're deviating a bit from the normal probate administration, wills and trusts and estate planning, a word about divorce. Divorce is, for many, truly gut wrenching. Listed by some psychologists as the most stressful situation next to losing...

"The fool scoffs and rages in court and there's no peace!" True when Solomon wrote that centuries ago. True today. Practicing law involves helping people get through the anxiety of the aftermath of being with, or doing things with, a...

Recently the office has been asked to get involved in a few guardianship contests. It's things like these that rip your guts out, seeing the breakdown of families, the heavy cost of addiction, the fight, spite and agendas of people with children...

Once again we're finding that NO ONE seems to understand how important it is to have a will - PARTICULARLY if you own any real estate. The cost of a will is more than offset by the cost to you of getting a license to sell, which you need to sell...

Some lawyers you hear say practicing law would be great if you don't have to deal with clients. Others say it would be great if you didn't have to deal with lawyers. This office accepts the challenge of the fact that lawyers are what they are. We...

We heard recently "Oh, I did a will....twenty years ago." The good news is they thought ahead - the bad news is enough has probably happened so that the will needs updating. Someone who's a retired attorney is calling in this week with...

Yesterday was explaining that behind every legal problem is a personal problem and behind every personal problem is a spiritual loss of values problem. It may be the court case by the spiteful woman who's a narcissist. It may be the probate caused...

The recent headlines of accident and tragedy speak a sober truth. Death happens often when we least expect it. The tree collapses on the car, the limo ride goes awry, the pedestrian gets hit by the text-impaired driver. We don't know when...