Living through the last year with Covid-19, everyone has emerged with their own takeaways. In our field of estate planning &...
Long-term care involves not only a loss of personal autonomy; it also comes at a tremendous financial price. Proper planning can help your family prepare for the financial toll and protect assets for future generations.
Long-term care can be very expensive, especially around-the-clock nursing home care. Most people end...
Times have changed and so has the idea of what a traditional family looks like. Due to economic or practical circumstances, more households have become multi-generational homes with grandparents, parents and children all living under one roof, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of census data. The dynamic of a multi-generational...
By John F. Wasik
Riding out the pandemic with family presents the perfect chance to lay it all out: priorities, account balances, end-of-life directives.
For far too many families, financial planning is akin to scheduling dental surgery. The prospect of pain and discomfort prompts many to...
Yes, it might seem crazy to start thinking about a possible future when you're infirmed and need long-term health care if you're only in your 50s. You're young, or relatively young, and healthy. But that's the point: You...
Written by Attorney Daniel M. Surprenant, Esq., CELA
Good News! Our office has recently, successfully, implemented a strategy to help a family keep more income while one of the spouses needed long term care paid for by Medicaid (a.k.a. MassHealth)! We thought we’d take a moment to write about...
It is always smart to review your estate plan periodically to ensure that it will work as you intend when you need it. As we hunker down during the COVID-19 crisis, now is a good time for such a review.
Here are six tips to make sure your estate plan is in...
By H. DENNIS BEAVER, ESQ. | Author of "You and...
There has been so much news lately about preparing for the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus. Most of those reports talk about avoiding large gatherings, what will happen if schools close, buying supplies etc. One item I haven’t seen discussed is...
If you or a loved one have recently received an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, you are likely feeling many emotions. You may be feeling some fear of the future. Taking the time to engage in legal planning at the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s...
