Probate courts are specialty courts that oversee elder law and estate proceedings. When someone dies, the property and debt in their name become their estate. Often, Massachusetts estates have to pass through probate court for administration. Probate proceedings can...
When you are working on your estate plan, one thing that you need to do is to consider how to prevent your will from being contested in the future. If a will is contested, it’s possible that your estate many not be settled for a long time after your passing, which...
When you’re dealing with a will, you may question when it could be invalidated (if ever). The truth is that wills can be invalidated in some cases, such as if there were errors made when it was created or if it’s believed that someone unduly influenced the decedent...
One of the most common estate planning mistakes is the failure to draft a will or other documents because you assume you have time in the future. Many well-intentioned people experience unfortunate circumstances because they or a loved one kept delaying the creation...
If you have a home that you’d like to protect in your estate plan, one of the things you should consider is setting up a trust. One of the reasons for setting up a trust is to make sure that your family doesn’t have to go through probate to have access to the property...
