Estate Planning Blog – Surprenant, Beneski & Nunes

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How to Pick the Right Trustee

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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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...

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Our offices will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th
to commemorate Independence Day!

We will reopen on Wednesday, July 5 at 8:30am.

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Service is Important to Us

Written by Daniel M. Surprenant, Esq., CELA, Managing Partner, Surprenant & Beneski, P.C.

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...

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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...

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