Looking forward to end of June, when (a) I'll be going to an estate seminar put on by some people at a 55+ living facility (who knows what I'll learn); (b) holding the 1st seminar myself on June 28th at New Pond Village in Walpole. If anyone knows...

Had a business luncheon with an attorney who actually represented me when it came to my father's estate - he handled the Massachusetts estate taxes, forms, et.al. Our office has connections to all sorts of people like that to assist us in helping...

Important announcement!! We will shortly be adding to the site - a research tab that will let you download PDF's of articles we've searched for and discovered that may educate you in particular dimensions of probate law. You can click the...

A woman in Sharon lat week said I must have a PhD in soap opera. Like As the World Turns, it keeps rolling on. Grandsons can't even get to see their grandmother who was taken out of Ohio and put into some nursing home in Canton. A Foxboro man needs...

One interesting thing is that you may find reviews on our website, Facebook, Google +, or AVVO that are from people in Arizona, Florida, Texas, etc. That's because the probate estate in question is in Massachusetts. An Arizona woman negotiated a...

The older you get, the more acquainted you are with death. It was my mother who used to read the obituaries. I glanced at them. Get nervous when I see so many of people younger than me. I Gallup Polled some people and found out most people attend 3-4...

Beware of estate contests. Some irresponsible, greedy relative petitions to run the estate. Your client objects, offers proof and files their own petition. The court may step in, appoint someone, and, if experience is any indication, its out of...

Last week I had the chance to offer advice worth $600,000. That's what was at stake in claiming monies between a step-spouse and six children who had proof the stepmom had said she made no claim on it. I proposed a way for the family to avoid the...

Beware of your marital situation. What if you're 80, married 4 years to someone 75? If you die without a will, she gets 50%. You have 5 kids. Is that what you want? Could it be that you've now received a place where your competence to draft...

To give advice you need to learn. With knowledge comes the ability to provide answers with insight. Signed up to take MCLE Estate Planning Symposium and MCLE Basics Plus Estate Planning. Within those, all the probate variations are discussed...