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Recent Posts from Massachusetts Estate Planning and Elder Law

• Caregiver's Corner - Resources from Around the Web

  All the links will open in a new window, so feel free to click as you read knowing you won't lose this page. Shambala Sun , the Buddhist magazine, focuses their recent issue on caregiving…

• Protecting Your Privacy and Your Children's with a Trust

  There has been much talk in the media lately about Michael Jackson's death - what he owed, what he owned, and who would get it. People were waiting for his Will to be presented to…

• Choosing Long Term Care Insurance

  I have many clients who have long term care insurance, and many who don't. From what I've seen, my clients with long term care insurance have many more options when it comes to choosing care…

• New Caregiver Authorization For Minor Children Living With a Non-Parent

  For various reasons a minor child will sometimes go and live with someone besides his or her parents. Maybe the parents are struggling with health or substance abuse issues and their child goes to live…

• Living Wills for Children, or "I Want My Pepsi Now"

  Many many years ago, before I was born, a beloved young cousin in my family was sick, and dying of leukemia. Towards the end of his life, there was a sign above his bed that…

• When Your Child With Special Needs Turns 18 - Guardianship is Not the Only Option

  I often receive calls from parents who are challenged by their children’s mental health, emotional, or behavioral needs, and those children are turning 18 soon. "I need a guardianship over my son, he's turning 18."…

• Estate Planning Before, During and After Divorce

  I was recently a guest on Divorce Talk Radio, is a weekly live radio show hosted by Stephanie Watson the Divorce Editor on BellaOnline.com. I talked about protecting yourself during divorce by making sure you…

• What to Do When You Can't Decide

  I sometimes have clients who have trouble making decisions - they can't decide who should be guardian of their children, they can't decide who to appoint as agent under a power of attorney, and they…

• Rethinking Your Estate Plan

  I've posted before about how to keep your estate plan up-to-date even though your finances may be changing. And I was quoted in a recent Money Magazine article on the same subject. The article addresses…

• Passing On More Than Just Things - Leaving a Legacy Letter

  When people think about their estate plan or their will, they commonly think about dividing up their things among the people who will survive them. How many people stop to consider what else they want…

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