At Surprenant & Beneski, P.C., we have successfully established trusts for many clients in Southeastern Massachusetts. As accomplished estate planning attorneys, we are well-versed in the multiple advantages trusts offer in facilitating the transfer of funds, diminishing taxes, protecting assets, avoiding probate costs and delays, planning for incapacity, and funding...
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Why You Shouldn’t Keep Secrets From Your Estate Planning Attorney
Attorney-client privilege allows clients to have free and open conversations with their lawyers in order to receive proper, well-informed guidance. At Surprenant & Beneski, P.C., we are well aware of the conflicts and disputes that can arise when an estate plan is constructed on a foundation that is not fully truthful.
Planning Your Funeral as Part of Estate Planning
At Surprenant & Beneski, our experienced estate planning attorneys assist clients throughout Southeastern Massachusetts, many of whom inquire about the reasons for, and logistics of, planning their funeral. While you might expect this to only be a concern of our elderly clients or those who are seriously ill, the reality is that...
Decluttering Goes Hand in Hand With Estate Planning
At Surprenant & Beneski, we recognize that while estate planning is necessary at any age, it may seem more urgent as you age. Similarly, although decluttering is useful when you are young, there is more time to focus on it as you get older. While in the midst of a busy career...
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Making Difficult Decisions for the Better
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Written by Daniel M. Surprenant, Esq., CELA, Managing Partner, Surprenant & Beneski, P.C.
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People will occasionally ask, what makes Surprenant & Beneski different? That is a great question! Since there are lots of other estate planning attorneys out there, it can be difficult to differentiate. We ALL draft...
What You Can Do to Avoid Trust Disputes
Although creating trusts serves many important purposes in estate planning, the trusts themselves can sometimes lead to disputes among inheriting relatives. At Surprenant & Beneski, P.C., our highly capable trust attorneys have been helping clients throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod successfully avoid trust disputes for decades. Since no one wants...
Should a Power of Attorney Be Drafted for My Elderly Parents?
Recognizing that your elderly parents are losing strength and ability as they age is painful, but it is also realistic. Just as your parents cared for and protected you when you were a child, it will now become your responsibility to care for and protect them.
One of the...
The Benefits of Preparing a Will
While most people understand that they will need a Last Will and Testament, a recent Gallup poll shows that 46 percent of American adults do not have a will. If you are one of this group, whether due to simple procrastination or unwillingness to confront mortality, now...