Every day, residents in Massachusetts are faced with making the decision to protect a loved one from himself or herself. Whether they are protecting an incapacitated adult or minor children, family members will need some legal authority to act on one's behalf....
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Month: January 2015
A revocable trust can provide for children of a single parent
Massachusetts residents may not realize that it is not only the wealthy who benefit from the use of trusts. In reality, anyone can benefit from using a trust as part of a comprehensive estate plan. One group of people who could benefit from the use of a trust, such as...
New federal exemption allows people to refocus asset protection
For 2015, the federal estate tax exemption has been raised to $5.43 million per person. This means that a dwindling number of estates will actually exceed the exemption. Here in Massachusetts, however, the exemption is only $1 million. Therefore, asset protection can...
Trusts provide asset protection for minor children
Nearly all Massachusetts parents likely expect to live long enough to raise their children and watch them become the adults they are meant to be. However, the reality is that none of us knows how long we will live. As loving, responsible parents, we need to put a...
How do Massachusetts parents leave assets to minor children?
Massachusetts parents want to be able to provide for their children -- even after death. However, minor children cannot legally inherit property. Therefore, the biggest question involves how to leave assets to them.Naming a minor child directly as the beneficiary of...