Julia Spencer Santos
Senior Community Relations Manager, Senior Products
Tufts Health Plan
705 Mt. Auburn Street
Watertown, MA 02742
Estate Planning Blog – Surprenant, Beneski & Nunes
AgingCare Article: Compassion Fatigue: When Caregivers Go Beyond Burnout
Most caregivers experience times when the fatigue and frustration of providing care for a loved one can border on caregiver burnout. Even though I’ve handled caring for multiple elders and their unique needs reasonably well, there have been moments when I’ve wondered how much longer I could keep it up.
VRNS: Preventing Skin Breakdown
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AFSC Upcoming Events
LISA GENOVA:
READING AND CONVERSATION
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2021
ark your calendars for a special event coming up as part of the Provincetown Walk for Alzheimer's weekend festivities. Lisa Genova, author of Still Alice and Cape Cod resident, will read...
Do my children have to inherit equally?
While there is no hard and fast rule about whether your children should always receive equal shares of their parents’ assets, it is usual for parents to divvy up their property equally among their offspring in order to avoid playing favorites. Recent surveys have shown, however, that many parents are rethinking this...
How will retiring and buying a second home affect my estate plan?
Middle-aged people musing on their futures often indulge in dreams of buying a second home that will serve as a vacation home now and a home base during retirement. But how realistic is purchasing a second home? Many financial experts question the assumptions that underlie the value of investing in more property...
How to Plan for Your Estate Planning
Like so many other areas of modern life, estate planning requires the knowledge and skill of a professional. Therefore, the most important step you can take in this process is choosing your estate planning attorney carefully, based on excellent credentials, testimonials, and personal recommendations. As you will see if you do...
What qualities should I look for when choosing my executor?
Choosing your executor (personal representative) is an important part of the estate planning process. After all, this is the individual who will be taking care of all the logistical matters surrounding your will and seeing to it that your final wishes are carried out. At Surprenant & Beneski, P.C., we...
Can I Exclude my Spouse from my Estate?
Sometimes for various reasons, a person doesn’t want to leave any property to his or her spouse. Massachusetts like most states has a law designed to protect a surviving spouse from being impoverished. The law allows a surviving spouse to claim a portion of the estate despite the provisions of the deceased...