Wills

For years, distraught family members were angered and hurt over Facebook’s unwillingness to hand over the passwords of accounts belonging to members who had passed away. Instead, Facebook had the policy to put an automatic freeze on a member’s account...

If you are someone with significant assets to pass down to your children or grandchildren, you might be reluctant to talk to your heirs about the inheritances they will be receiving. People have many reasons for wanting to avoid the "inheritance talk" with their...

Many people mistakenly believe that a will is all they need in their estate plan. However, there are many other issues that need to be addressed in order to make sure that you maximize the assets that you will pass down to your chosen beneficiaries. Here is a brief...

If you know anything about estate planning, you have probably heard the term “executor” before. And you may even know that an executor is in charge of handling a person’s estate according to their last will and testament. But you probably...

This is a question that is frequently asked to estate planning lawyers, and the answer is no. Parents are not legally required to leave anything to their children. If an unmarried parent dies without a will, the rules of intestacy would result in all of the...

When it comes to estate planning, one of the biggest misconceptions is that only wealthy people need one. This simply isn’t the case. In fact, most people in Massachusetts and the rest of the country would benefit from an estate plan. That’s because estate...

Families have always been complex, even if a century ago divorce, remarriage and adoption weren't as common as they are today. In any case, you'll want to create a comprehensive estate plan that reflects your family's particular goals and needs. For example, if you...

As more Americans are choosing to get married later in life, prenuptial agreements are becoming more common. The biggest reason for this is that spouses are bringing more property into marriages than ever before, including real estate, retirement plans and businesses....

The granddaughter of a wealthy widow said her family has been through what can only be described as a “bad Lifetime movie” after they were allegedly swindled out of the family fortune by a man who befriended the grandmother. The man, who is 66-years-old,...

An estate plan is something that everyone needs, but most people don’t want to talk about. That’s because it deals with an uncomfortable subject: death. For that reason, it can be especially hard to suggest that someone else such as a parent or a spouse...