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Transfer of property to and by executor or personal representative of estate in MA My father passed away in September. The probate is over and settled, no contests to the will. My mother is the beneficiery of my father's estate. Her ... |
1 | 4 days 10 hours ago by JGraul |
3 days 17 hours ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Supervised administration under new Massachusetts probate code Thank you very much for all the information you've provided about the new Massachusetts probate code. My question is about terminology I think. My au... |
1 | 1 week 20 hours ago by Bruinboy5 |
1 week 18 hours ago by The Editor |
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Delay in filing final account with probate court? If an administrator has paid all the liabilities of an estate and distributed its assets, may the first and final accounting cover only the period unt... |
0 | 2 weeks 5 days ago by j.e.burke |
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No Will - New Probate law Question. My mom passed last week. She less than 1M in the bank. Owes nothing to anybody as far as I know, but I know the court has to do a search to ... |
1 | 3 weeks 4 days ago by kevinjames |
3 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Tenant Liabilities Regarding Rental Income to Estate , Will Filing Deadlines I've read the threads here regarding filing of inventories, and appreciate the advice about reasonable expectations.
My mother has passed away in se... |
3 | 3 weeks 4 days ago by Whaler |
3 weeks 4 days ago by admin |
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Irrevocable Trust Question My mother transferred her house to me by deed about 3 years ago. I think there was some confusion of her part as after reading up on it, this may onl... |
1 | 3 weeks 5 days ago by jcmccall |
3 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Do I inherit mortgage with house in Massachusetts? My mother's home is worth around $400k, but I'm pretty sure that she has multiple mortgages on the thing and it may be underwater at this point. She ... |
1 | 5 weeks 21 hours ago by BLarge |
5 weeks 16 hours ago by The Editor |
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Interested person or party under new Massachusetts probate code Hello. My uncle is seriously ill and will likely pass away in the next few months from cancer. He and I were very close but his son dislikes me a lo... |
1 | 6 weeks 4 days ago by DFC64 |
6 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Spousal elective share and assests moved during a marriage unknown to the spouse. My Grandmother's husband just passed, this was her second husband of 24 years and each have two children with deceased spouses. Almost immediatly aft... |
1 | 7 weeks 6 days ago by Anonymous |
7 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Inventory of estate under new probate code When the new Massachusetts probate code becomes effective in 2012 will the heirs and other interested parties still be able to request that the person... |
1 | 7 weeks 6 days ago by SethE |
7 weeks 6 days ago by The Editor |
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Challenge informal appointment of Personal Representative Thanks for your post regarding the new MA probate code. One quick question. Let's say that for some reason a person does not hear about the informal... |
1 | 8 weeks 6 days ago by RMF8 |
8 weeks 6 days ago by The Editor |
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Changing Trustee of Irrevocable Trust Hello,
I currently have an irrevocable trust in my name, and I am interested in changing the court appointed trustee for various reasons. What do... |
1 | 9 weeks 6 days ago by tjg2994 |
9 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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Life Estate and Capacity My father was left a life estate by my grandparents on a farm that me and my two brothers are listed as remaindermen on. He no longer has capacity for... |
1 | 10 weeks 1 day ago by flangley |
10 weeks 17 hours ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Bonds and sureties in Massachusetts probate process? I'm named in my mother's will as the person she would like as her executor. She's ill and I'm getting nervous about the whole probate process and how... |
1 | 10 weeks 2 days ago by RickG55 |
10 weeks 2 days ago by The Editor |
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Can administrator of estate hire a probate attorney? I think I'm going to be appointed administrator of my mom's estate by the probate court. It is a fairly large estate including real estate and person... |
2 | 2 years 30 weeks ago by Shirl84 |
11 weeks 16 hours ago by admin |
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Starting informal probate administration in MA Thanks for the post regarding the new Probate Code in Massachusetts. Was wondering if you could provide a little more information? I understand that... |
1 | 11 weeks 6 days ago by William90 |
11 weeks 6 days ago by The Editor |
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Changes to Massachusetts probate process under newly adopted probate code There are a lot of busy probate and estate planning attorneys in Massachusetts nowadays, not just with their usual workload, but with their efforts to... |
1 | 13 weeks 14 hours ago by The Editor |
12 weeks 19 hours ago by admin |
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How long does executor have to file inventory for will in MA I was appointed executor of my brother's estate four months ago and I'm still trying to get a handle on his mess of an estate. I believe he may own o... |
3 | 21 weeks 4 days ago by NathanV |
12 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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Voluntary administrator My sister past away in 1992 without a will. My father applied and became the adminsitrator of her esttae. He died in 1999. He had a will and I was ... |
2 | 2 years 41 weeks ago by Anonymous |
12 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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Who must administrator notify when probating a will? Who am I required to notify and list on the probate form for the court? |
2 | 2 years 27 weeks ago by PendingExecutor |
12 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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Expedited probate in MA (Voluntary Administration) My mother passed away recently with no will and very few assets. Her house is already in my name and she had a car worth about $3,000 and personal bel... |
2 | 2 years 11 weeks ago by bobtwill |
12 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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Change estate plan after divorce? My uncle was just divorced from his wife of five years and he asked me if he needed to make any changes to make sure his ex spouse did not inherit any... |
3 | 1 year 44 weeks ago by Anonymous |
12 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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How long does probate take in Massachusetts? Is there some rule of thumb about this? My mother passed away about 6 months ago and my sister is the administrator. I don't think she's doing anyth... |
2 | 1 year 42 weeks ago by Anonymous |
12 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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Second marriage and estate planning My husband and I are both in our second marriage. We don't have a lot of property, just a house that we own together and our "stuff" around the house... |
2 | 1 year 31 weeks ago by SwimT |
12 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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When must will go to probate in MA? My brother is the executor of my dad's will and he has the copy of the will. Based on some info I found on your site I told my brother he needs to de... |
3 | 1 year 13 weeks ago by Anonymous |
12 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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Assent to Account I received an Assent to Account (Substituted First and Final) and Receipt and Release for the Final Distribution. It looks like it is assenting to the... |
3 | 1 year 6 weeks ago by Anonymous |
12 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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Changing or replacing executor for will in Massachusetts I was named the executor of my brother's will but because of an illness and because she is a CPA I think my wife would do a better job. Does the law ... |
4 | 1 year 18 weeks ago by Brian58 |
12 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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house and spousal share in MA I have a question about whether I can keep my house after my husband dies. I've read on the Internet that his will is not valid because he married me... |
3 | 49 weeks 5 days ago by Anonymous |
12 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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Who gets children after death of parent in MA? Hello. I have one sister and one living parent, our father. My sister is ill and has a history of drug use. I never asked her, but I'm fairly sure she... |
1 | 14 weeks 2 days ago by Karen64 |
14 weeks 2 days ago by The Editor |
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Distribution of the Estate of a person that died in 2007 without a will I am receiving conflicting information regarding who gets what when a person dies without a will in Massachusetts, and part of the confusion may be du... |
1 | 15 weeks 3 days ago by CB1963 |
15 weeks 2 days ago by The Editor |
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Getting copy of last will from attorney for executor Hello. I'm the executor of my brother's estate. It's a small estate and he lived in another state at the time he had his will drawn up. Then he mov... |
1 | 15 weeks 3 days ago by Jerome |
15 weeks 3 days ago by The Editor |
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Bank request complete copy of a trust agreemment to open account I he ave formed a revocable trust - I am the trustee and we use my S/S for the ID. A bank will not allow me to open a checking account in the trust na... |
1 | 2 years 3 weeks ago by Selkirk1944 |
15 weeks 5 days ago by msamuel |
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Undue influence Our mother passed away in 2010. She had a serious stroke in 2003. Two and one half months later, one sister took my mother to a lawyer and had her HC... |
1 | 16 weeks 5 days ago by sswatcher |
16 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Estate planning for Alzheimer's patients in MA? My wife and I are caring for her mother who has Alzheimer's disease in it's early stages. She is still very much in touch with reality and only has "p... |
2 | 16 weeks 6 days ago by Bears |
16 weeks 5 days ago by HeritageLaw |
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Dying With Will But No Assets My mother died recently with no assets but has a will dated 1992. She was in a nursing home on MassHealth Medicaid, so they validated there were no as... |
1 | 18 weeks 4 days ago by anopendoor |
18 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Can executor of MA estate make distributions before probate closed? After my uncle died (6 months ago) my other uncle became the executor of his estate. I was named in the will and am supposed to get $20,000. The pro... |
1 | 19 weeks 22 hours ago by Heffer |
19 weeks 18 hours ago by The Editor |
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Attorney won't give me copy of last will and trust My mother is now close to 79 years old and has a fairly large estate. My sister claims my mother changed her will because she doesn't like the way I ... |
1 | 20 weeks 3 days ago by Chapper |
20 weeks 3 days ago by The Editor |
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My father passed in Feb. without a will and i wanted to know what i need to file All i need to do is close his bank account and switch his car to my name. I live in NH and have been getting the run around i am low income myself so ... |
0 | 21 weeks 1 day ago by cjrsr5 |
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Advanced Directives Hello,
I am conducting research on Advanced Directives. This post is to solicit opinions of what, those experienced in the area, consider to be "Evol... |
5 | 3 years 18 weeks ago by stawasz_r |
21 weeks 4 days ago by admin |
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Transfer of property between ex spouses after divorce Hello. I'm not sure if this is an estate planning or divorce question, so I hope I'm in the right forum. In any case, my husband and I had an amicab... |
1 | 23 weeks 17 hours ago by Milk7 |
22 weeks 6 days ago by The Editor |
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Do I need to go to Probate? My brother passed away on July 7th of this year. His only asset is a ~$30K retirement annuity he had with a local MA trade union. He did not have a ... |
2 | 24 weeks 3 days ago by Bill Harrison |
23 weeks 3 days ago by Bill Harrison |
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Amend my will when beneficiary name changes? I live in Massachusetts and have had a last will in place for over ten years. I don't have a lot of property just a house that is paid for and couple... |
2 | 24 weeks 3 days ago by BBurton |
24 weeks 3 days ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Voluntary adminstration duties My sister & I have been appointed voluntary administrators of my brothers estate. He had a small amount of money in the bank and a 10 year old auto. C... |
1 | 25 weeks 3 days ago by legalneed |
25 weeks 2 days ago by The Editor |
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Care of children after death of parents My husband and I both have one sibling. We all get along, including our siblings but my husband wants his brother and his wife named as guardians for... |
1 | 25 weeks 5 days ago by JenB |
25 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Questions re: Miscellaneous Provisions in a will I've written my Last Will & Testament using a will template that's supposed to be legally valid in Massachusetts. I have questions about two items in... |
0 | 26 weeks 5 days ago by Diana |
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Breach of Fudiciary Duties Hi there, I was wondering if I can sue a former trustee due to incompetence (gross negligence in managing bad investments) and animosity towards a be... |
2 | 26 weeks 6 days ago by rays22 |
26 weeks 5 days ago by rays22 |
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Can I as trustee distribute some trust assets to ultimate beneficiaries prior to completion of estate probate? I and a close friend are co-trustees of an irrevocable trust set up by my mom's husband (my stepfather) who predeceased her by 20 yrs. My mother, who... |
1 | 27 weeks 2 days ago by harumbe |
27 weeks 18 hours ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Intestacy laws in Massachusetts I know you talked about this in some other posts, but can you explain a little bit about exactly who gets what when a person dies without a will in MA... |
1 | 27 weeks 5 days ago by GeraldB |
27 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Terminology for unmarried couples My (opposite sex) partner and I are creating wills and consulted a lawyer who was not comfortable using the term "partner," fearing that it could be c... |
1 | 28 weeks 15 hours ago by Kwills |
28 weeks 15 hours ago by The Editor |
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Estate benneficiary dies. Does his chid have claim to his share of the estate? My Grandfather died without will and with everything in his name. I am told that the property is now an estate and must be divided to hi wife (my gran... |
0 | 28 weeks 5 days ago by rkc20081 |
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Retirement Account Beneficiaries before/after marriage I'm middle-aged and getting married soon for the first time. My fiance has already been added (by me) as a beneficiary to some of my bank/investment a... |
0 | 28 weeks 6 days ago by Anonymous |
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Spendthrift trust for my son living in MA Hello. I'm planning on establishing a trust for my son with a fairly large amount of money. He's had trouble in the past with alcohol and with money... |
1 | 29 weeks 23 hours ago by Brendan8 |
29 weeks 20 hours ago by The Editor |
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Can a Irrevocable Trust be challenged in Massachusettes? Can a Irrevocable Trust be challenged in Massachusettes?
Example: Mother dies, leaves home to the oldest adult son of three children and nothing to h... |
1 | 30 weeks 1 day ago by bigmikeh68 |
30 weeks 1 day ago by The Editor |
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Power or attorney required to make reports to beneficiaries in MA? Hello. I've been my mother's power of attorney for two years now and I've generally done nothing too exciting. Paid her bills mostly. Now I have a ... |
1 | 31 weeks 3 days ago by Anonymous |
31 weeks 3 days ago by The Editor |
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Revocable trust questions Does everyone named in the trust have to be informed when a trust is created?
Is my house protected immediately?
Is an IRA with my children as ben... |
1 | 32 weeks 5 days ago by Jenna |
32 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Copies of Wills... Hello again...
My dad only had one copy of his will... Can I photocopy it and present the original along with copies to a notary to be signed and ... |
0 | 33 weeks 3 days ago by Wondering |
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Should these accounts be included in Probate? Hello to all..
My dad recently passed and I have been his POA for many years. I am co-owner on several of his bank accounts and CDs but they have ... |
2 | 33 weeks 5 days ago by Wondering |
33 weeks 3 days ago by Wondering |
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Reading of the will under MA law? I guess I'm just thinking of the movies but I'm wondering why when my aunt recently died there was no reading of the will. Is it required anymore und... |
1 | 33 weeks 5 days ago by Grett |
33 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Trustee refuses to send account information for trust My two boys, age 12 and 15 are the beneficiaries of a trust set up by a great-aunt who passed away several years ago. The trustee is an attorney in M... |
2 | 1 year 20 weeks ago by bender56 |
34 weeks 4 days ago by bosmass |
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Probate Jurisdiction on bank account with National bank My parents opened a joint checking account with Bank of America when they were Maryland residents, but my father also had individual savings account w... |
2 | 35 weeks 18 hours ago by probateq |
35 weeks 16 hours ago by probateq |
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Signing documents as attorney in fact under MA power of attorney I'm my dad's attorney in fact under his power of attorney. I'm in an awkward position because I have a brother who is not happy that I have this posi... |
1 | 36 weeks 3 days ago by CarlTom |
36 weeks 3 days ago by The Editor |
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Pet trust in Massachusetts after animal dies I understand that I'm now able to set up a trust that will look after my pet after I'm gone because Massachusetts recently changed the law for that. ... |
1 | 37 weeks 5 days ago by LouiseG |
37 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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What constitutes estate expenses? My brother is questioning the way I spent money from the estate of our father. He says that because I am inheriting 2 pieces of real estate, he wants ... |
0 | 38 weeks 5 days ago by Anonymous |
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Recourse for poor estate administration? I'm one of 6 beneficiaries named in a MA estate; decedent's date of death was in 2008. The executor never filed an inventory with Probate, and benefi... |
0 | 38 weeks 6 days ago by Anonymous |
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Almost 2 years now and the estate isn't settled, what are my options? I'm 1 of 8 beneficiaries of my Father's estate. My oldest brother was appointed executor of the estate. My father's death occurred 7/31/09 and my brot... |
1 | 39 weeks 18 hours ago by Anonymous |
39 weeks 16 hours ago by The Editor |
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Question about will and failed gift in MA I'm just beginning to think about my estate plan and haven't talked to an attorney yet. But I was wondering about one issue in particular. I would l... |
1 | 39 weeks 3 days ago by Fern59 |
39 weeks 3 days ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Irrevocable Trust set up When setting up an irrevocable trust to protect assets (mainly to get the clock ticking on the 5 year look back for Medicaid purposes), do you actual... |
1 | 40 weeks 5 days ago by maguirej99 |
40 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Personal property list in MA estate plan I'm doing some research about some minor changes I want to make to my estate plan regarding some personal property that I did not mention in my will. ... |
1 | 41 weeks 3 days ago by Rummy |
41 weeks 3 days ago by The Editor |
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Special power of appointment in Massachusetts Playing cards with buddy last week he started talking about how his attorney had him give property to his kids but with a special power of appointment... |
2 | 42 weeks 6 days ago by Anonymous |
42 weeks 6 days ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Changing Trustee of Irrevocable Trust My client wants to change her irrevocable trust because her daughter is the trustee and they no longer speak. Is this possible? How would I do so? |
3 | 2 years 24 weeks ago by cat8148 |
43 weeks 5 days ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Rembursement for Funeral Expenses My cousin filed a copy of my fathers 2008 Will and I am in receipt of his 2010 Will. I then filed an objection to the 2008 Will, but I decided that I ... |
0 | 44 weeks 9 hours ago by kerr |
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Beneficiary of an estate electing to have their child receive benefits instead of themselves Currently my mom is the primary beneficiary of an estate that is being settled through probate. If she chooses, can she forfeit any benefits and requ... |
1 | 44 weeks 5 days ago by Craftytippy |
44 weeks 4 days ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Can will be amended by letter in MA? My step-father wrote me a letter two years ago and he said that he wanted me to have $12,000 he had in an account at his bank. He told me he would am... |
1 | 44 weeks 5 days ago by Treat |
44 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Mother died ex-wife wants her stuff Unfortunately, my mother recently died from complications from emphysema. She wanted to move closer to both me and my children. I am divorced but was ... |
0 | 45 weeks 6 days ago by Steve98 |
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Reluctant Executor wondering if I need to contest will. I was named executor (not in effect yet) of my mother's last will and testament. I was told it would take five weeks by the lawyer.
It states in the ... |
0 | 46 weeks 3 days ago by Anon22 |
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Am I named in the will? My Dad who I haven't seen in years just died in Massachusetts. He never remarried. I got a letter from an attorney in MA that also included a notice... |
1 | 46 weeks 5 days ago by Anonymous |
46 weeks 5 days ago by Peter Bernardin |
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friend died, his executer died before him, i'm trying to help settle his estate Thank your for this forum!
I've read all of the threads that seem to apply, but still have a couple of questions.
My elderly friend died in Decembe... |
0 | 47 weeks 3 days ago by Norris_Friend |
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Probate jurisdiction question
I hope I'm not duplicating my post; it didn't seem to show up the first time.
My Dad passed away at my Massachusetts home after a 5 month battl... |
3 | 48 weeks 4 days ago by Margaux |
48 weeks 3 days ago by Peter Bernardin |
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A question regarding will and testament If I scan my will and send it to my friend which is also my representative, will this will be legitimate in the court of law although it's not the ori... |
0 | 49 weeks 2 days ago by itay |
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Pooled trust and allowable expenditures. We set up a pooled trust for my mother last year. We recently submitted a receipt to the trustee for a gift my mother bought for my daughter's birthd... |
1 | 51 weeks 2 days ago by GinaB |
51 weeks 1 day ago by The Editor |
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Rent for house part of estate in MA My mother died 5 months ago and now my brother is taking care of the estate. The house is being rented to a couple on a month to month basis. My bro... |
1 | 1 year 3 days ago by Kent |
1 year 3 days ago by Peter Bernardin |
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how do I transfer house from the estate to just 2 of 4 heirs? My father left his house to his 4 children equally. 2 of us want to keep the house and 2 do not.
How do we transfer the house to the 2 who want ... |
1 | 1 year 2 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 6 days ago by allan@baronlawm... |
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Restrictions on who can be my executor in MA? I'm updating my estate planning documents and my wife and I are having a little disagreement about who I should name as my executor. I was lead to be... |
2 | 1 year 1 week ago by EBanks |
1 year 1 week ago by The Editor |
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Is geographical distance legitimate grounds for contesting an appointed executor?
My recently decesased father's will names two of my siblings as co-executors. One of these two will be out of the country for 6 months of the comin... |
1 | 1 year 3 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 2 weeks ago by The Editor |
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New POA? My father's duarable POA was written in 2005. There is no reference to the old Massachusetts law in it so I was wondering if it is still valid and wou... |
1 | 1 year 3 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 3 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Starting probate of will My mother died recently after an illness. My father died years ago and since then my sister has been living with my mother. I'm not sure where the w... |
1 | 1 year 5 weeks ago by HTrimble |
1 year 5 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Work done by sibling who is not the executor My mother passed away almost 4 years ago and my Father passed away last year. My older sister is the executor and my younger sister does not live n... |
1 | 1 year 7 weeks ago by tropyal |
1 year 6 weeks ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Will upcoming UPC changes affect the present day writing of a will? I am in the process of writing a will that I hope to put into effect shortly. Do the UPC changes going into effect in July 2011 affect only the probat... |
1 | 1 year 6 weeks ago by stawasz_r |
1 year 6 weeks ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Lost power or attorney and living will I was going through my documents over the weekend and could not locate my living will or power of attorney. I had these documents drawn up years ago ... |
1 | 1 year 7 weeks ago by IGO67 |
1 year 7 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Notify creditors of estate in Massachusetts? I'm named as the executor of my uncle's estate but have not done anything with it yet. He mostly just has a collection of personal property. My ques... |
1 | 1 year 9 weeks ago by TBerg |
1 year 9 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Time limit to probate will in Massachusetts? I understand that these things take time but is there really any reason why my step father who is the executor of my mother's will should take nearly ... |
1 | 1 year 10 weeks ago by KarenG |
1 year 10 weeks ago by The Editor |
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accounting of trust I am sole beneficiary of a trust with a signicant ammount of money. My mother was the grantor she died more than 4 years ago. I can't seem to get an a... |
1 | 1 year 11 weeks ago by GREYCELLGREEN |
1 year 11 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Will Issues if Spouses Die Simultaneously Assume a married couple has no children and the spouses plan to leave everything to each other. If they both die at the same time, a plane crash, fo... |
2 | 1 year 12 weeks ago by rcc130 |
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Avoiding probate for unmarried couple The issue involves an unmarried Massachusetts couple. Partner (A) who is preparing to write a will,owns the residence in which they live and wants to ... |
2 | 1 year 12 weeks ago by stawasz_r |
1 year 12 weeks ago by stawasz_r |
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Capital Gains Tax on Estate in MA I am the executor of my mother's estate. We are in the process of selling her home and are wondering what the law is in regards to capital gains tax o... |
2 | 1 year 14 weeks ago by NancyS |
1 year 14 weeks ago by Kenneth Brier |
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Spousal share in Massachusetts? I've been married to my husband for over ten years now. He has an ex-wife and grown children. One of the children is, I believe, the executor of his... |
1 | 1 year 14 weeks ago by Theberge8 |
1 year 14 weeks ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Sue trustee for bad investments under MA law? My dad set up a trust for me before he passed away but I don't get the actual money until I'm 25. For now the trustee manages the money and I get inco... |
1 | 1 year 16 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 15 weeks ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Written will says one thing, spoke final request says another I'm writing this in the first person, since it's far easier to comprehend than the real scenario.
Let's say I'm 80 with $1mil in the bank. I have ... |
1 | 1 year 17 weeks ago by McAwesome |
1 year 17 weeks ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Administration With Without Sureties My uncle asked me to sign an Administration of will with/without sureties form. This is all regarding my mother who passed away. I'm not sure if my ... |
1 | 1 year 17 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 17 weeks ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Finding attorney who has last will My mother passed away several weeks ago and so far we've been unable to find her will (my sister and myself are the only surviving relatives). I know... |
1 | 1 year 21 weeks ago by BNaylor |
1 year 21 weeks ago by Peter Bernardin |
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2/4/2012 00:02 by klp |
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If I witness a person getting beat up at a party and just run away without calling the cops or helping the guy....
I don't think so. In terms of civil liability (as opposed to cri....
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2/3/2012 07:17 by Coller |
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My father passed away in September. The probate is over and settled, no contests to the will. My mother is the....
Your dad died in September and the probate is already settled – ....
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2/2/2012 18:50 by JGraul |
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Hi. My cousin is charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs in a Massachusetts court. He is not a....
Unfortunately for your cousin, if an immigrant is convicted of certain....
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2/2/2012 08:07 by Sister6 |
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I just got served been divorced since 1999 ex is looking for more support and college expenses, divorce decree....
Hi. Since any matters in the divorce order or agreement relating to th....
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2/1/2012 19:16 by customsporty |
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Just curious if you have any thoughts or have read any information regarding the success rate of divorce media....
Yes, I've also seen the 90% estimate on various websites, with some me....
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1/24/2012 11:47 by RRM |
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Several of my colleagues will dictate consultation notes in which they state they don't have the complete hist....
The question probably boils down to whether or not such practice is wi....
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