Getting Guidance for Probate Administration and Disputes
Proper estate planning aims to avoid the probate process and family conflicts and to reduce or minimize estate taxes but under many circumstances, individuals and families still need legal counsel. You may be appointed to administer a loved one’s estate. You may be responsible for filing an Estate Tax Return for a loved one’s estate. There may be questions about the validity of the will. You may need to step in to protect the interests of an elderly parent.
The Boston probate attorneys of Cushing & Dolan, P.C., provide sure guidance for all probate and administration-related matters. The attorneys of Cushing & Dolan, P.C. can prepare all types of tax returns related to estates and trusts, including estate tax returns and fiduciary income tax returns. We invite you to contact us to arrange a free consultation at one of our eight convenient locations in the Greater Boston and New England area.
Preserving The Estate and The Family’s Peace
We advise and represent executors, trust administrators, beneficiaries and other parties with duties or vested interests in:
- Estate administration — Our attorneys can assist with the lengthy list of one-time or ongoing tasks of settling estates, including probate administration, estate tax preparation, liquidating property, managing property or managing a trust.
- Estate tax preparation for both Massachusetts and Federal Estate Tax returns.
- Estate settlement and estate taxes — Filing an estate tax return and assisting with trust funding or distribution of assets in connection with the estate plan that was previously implemented.
- Trust Funding — While an estate plan is implemented before death, it is imperative to properly fund a trust after the death of a loved one to ensure the plan they put in place is carried out.
- Fiduciary representation — We can advise executors, trustees and conservators in fulfilling their obligations and defend them against accusations of breach of fiduciary duty.
- Fiduciary income tax compliance
- Estate settlement and estate taxes
- Probate litigation — We represent the estate, beneficiaries or excluded heirs in will contests such as allegations of undue influence or fraud.
Probate can be costly, time-consuming and complex. Leo Cushing and the members of our probate team strive for efficient and cost-effective settling of estates and trusts. We are sensitive to conflicts within families, aiming for practical and confidential resolution over divisive and sometimes public battles in probate court.
Get The Advice You Need to Make Wise Decisions
Call 888-759-5109 or e-mail us to schedule a free consultation with an experienced probate lawyer. We welcome out-of-state individuals with probate issues in Massachusetts, Florida, New Hampshire, and beyond.