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Is Money Inherited via Joint Account a Taxable Gift? If my mother made me joint owner of her account so that, upon her death, I inherit the balance outside of probate, would the funds be deemed a gift up... |
1 | 1 week 14 hours ago by Mayflower |
5 days 20 hours ago by TheLawyerKnows |
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State of MA says estate property undervalued My father's estate was settled a few years ago in MA. Now the state of Mass is telling us that the properties were undervalued and we now owe addition... |
1 | 7 weeks 6 days ago by Barryg2 |
2 weeks 5 days ago by TheLawyerKnows |
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To probate or not to probate... My husband died suddenly 5 weeks ago.
No will was ever made and he neglected to obtain life insurance. After all, who thinks they'll die healthy and ... |
1 | 5 weeks 4 days ago by LMK |
2 weeks 5 days ago by TheLawyerKnows |
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Probate estate in MA when there is no will (father's estate) My Father died almost 9 months ago without a will. His wife and him were separated at the time being and she is supporting my decision to become the R... |
2 | 3 weeks 21 hours ago by Lilieblue |
3 weeks 50 min ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Voluntary Administration - How Detailed a Description of Property? I am filing a Voluntary Administration Statement in order to transfer the title of my late father's car so I can sell it and distribute the proceeds t... |
1 | 3 weeks 15 hours ago by masseddie |
3 weeks 1 hour ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Investment account held as tenants by the entirety? What are the advantages and disadvantages of titling an investment account as tenacy by the entirety rather than joint tenants with right of survivors... |
1 | 5 weeks 3 days ago by Rocker |
4 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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InTerrorem clauses in Massachusetts Wills or trusts My mother passed away leaving a will with an in torrorem clause, as well as a separate Realty Trust that has her children as beneficiaries ( two sons ... |
2 | 6 weeks 4 days ago by Whaler |
6 weeks 4 days ago by Whaler |
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Handicapped child disinherited through undue influence in MA? When my beloved father a retired high ranking Navy officer died this past year I was under the understanding that his children would of course inherit... |
1 | 7 weeks 4 days ago by Scott |
7 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Probating A Will in MA After the Three Year Limitation- Is it Possible? My dad died in 2006. He had made a proper will leaving the house to my younger brother, then to me if he should die. My brother never probated the wil... |
0 | 11 weeks 1 day ago by Merrill |
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Harassment for executor probating Massachusetts will I was named the Executor of my father's will. I just filed for Probate. Meanwhile, my siblings (all are beneficiaries, one was POA, one is Successor A... |
2 | 12 weeks 1 day ago by airie32 |
11 weeks 4 days ago by airie32 |
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Must this will be probated under Massachusetts law? My father passed away recently. His will leaves everything to Mom, with no other beneficiaries, but he was officially poor at time of death (on MassHe... |
3 | 14 weeks 6 days ago by Graewynd |
14 weeks 4 days ago by admin |
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Voluntary Administration I was named the Executor of a legal will and had just notified the successor executor and other beneficiaries, including the POA, by certified letter... |
2 | 16 weeks 2 days ago by airie32 |
15 weeks 2 days ago by airie32 |
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How can the beneficairies of a will remove the old and appoint an new executor? My father past away over three years ago and the estate is still in probate with the Suffolk Probate and Family Court.
The executor in charge has ... |
4 | 15 weeks 6 days ago by needestatehelp |
15 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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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... |
4 | 2 years 11 weeks ago by Margaux |
15 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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Secret Child seeks inheritance from MA estate My husband and I just buried his Dad. Immediately after burial, his Dad's 20 year mistress claims she was NOT his mistress, but his daughter and is as... |
2 | 16 weeks 3 days ago by Kitty |
16 weeks 2 days ago by Kitty |
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Lost will and possible inheritance dispute in Massachusetts My 39 year-old girlfriend's father just died, but she cannot find the will he said he had made out to include her. Her mother, who claims to have been... |
1 | 19 weeks 3 days ago by Timaloha |
19 weeks 3 days ago by The Editor |
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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... |
3 | 1 year 43 weeks ago by GeraldB |
19 weeks 4 days ago by Thomas Swain Smith |
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Can an adopted child still inherit from birth parent in MA? Hello there. My mother and father divorced when I was 11 years old. Later, my mom remarried and my step-dad adopted me. My birth-father died recentl... |
2 | 45 weeks 4 days ago by GBN78 |
19 weeks 6 days ago by Thomas Swain Smith |
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Revocable Trust-Estate Planning Document's Title Conflict 12/12/2012
*I hope my not using my real name will not prevent my question from being posted and answered.
The title- home part of my trust documen... |
6 | 23 weeks 3 days ago by middle-aged |
19 weeks 6 days ago by Thomas Swain Smith |
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Difference between a will and a trust Hello. I'm sorry if this is a stupid question but when I decided to do something about my estate plan I realized I don't really even know the differe... |
2 | 1 year 9 weeks ago by Devlin9 |
19 weeks 6 days ago by Thomas Swain Smith |
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Probate estate taxes and costs in MA I was curious to know what the % of estates go through probate (rather than just having a formal trust)? Also, what are typical percentages that are c... |
2 | 20 weeks 21 hours ago by tfernandes49 |
19 weeks 6 days ago by Thomas Swain Smith |
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Change terms of trust in MA? Hello. My parents set up a trust a while ago and made me the trustee. The trust says that when my father dies (my mom is dead already) then the mone... |
2 | 27 weeks 1 day ago by SamanthaT |
22 weeks 22 hours ago by Thomas Swain Smith |
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Powers of personal representative in MA estate Hello. My uncle died two weeks ago and my family is supporting me in becoming the
personal representative as my uncle requested in his will. My qu... |
2 | 24 weeks 4 days ago by JimW81 |
24 weeks 3 days ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Joint Tenancy & Tax Implications upon Death My father received property valued ~$250,000 from his father in 1999 via a quitclaim deed. His father received it via probate from his mother in 1974.... |
1 | 30 weeks 2 days ago by srlittle6 |
30 weeks 1 day ago by TheLawyerKnows |
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MA Probate & Intestate Estate My parents were divorced in 1979 but were Tenants By The Entirety in the marital home. The divorce agreement left no rights of the either party in the... |
2 | 40 weeks 20 hours ago by bsprtsgrp |
31 weeks 4 hours ago by cynthiaambuster |
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Removing/Adding Executor to a will My Grandmother and Grandfather had my uncle and my mother as executors to their will. Recently my mother found out that when my grandmother died, my u... |
1 | 31 weeks 2 days ago by BBirmingham |
31 weeks 2 days ago by The Editor |
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Accountings - Trustee as current and sole income beneficiary My aunt created a trust years ago. She died about 10 years ago and her husband is current trustee and current sole income beneficiary. The other con... |
2 | 34 weeks 2 days ago by Interested party |
32 weeks 6 days ago by The Editor |
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Compelling Exector to Submit Inventories and Disbursement Plan
Mother passed away on Sept 17 , 2011.
1. Will her will be probated under the new probate law or old? Is that the discretion of the Executor?
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1 | 40 weeks 3 days ago by Whaler |
38 weeks 3 days ago by TheLawyerKnows |
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Pros and Cons of Estate vs. Heirs Selling Home Hello. A divorced man died intestate this year (2012). His adult children, his only heirs, want to sell his home. It seems easier for the estate (per... |
1 | 39 weeks 5 days ago by Mayflower |
39 weeks 3 days ago by TheLawyerKnows |
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Volunteering Joint Account to be Probated? If a surviving joint account owner, the son/daughter of the deceased, wishes to share the account funds with siblings (because she understands that to... |
1 | 43 weeks 1 day ago by Mayflower |
40 weeks 3 days ago by BostonLawMan |
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Who gets annuity after death in MA? My dad has an annuity that he and my mom bought when they were married and she was still alive. I haven't seen the annuity because my dad is sort of ... |
1 | 41 weeks 2 days ago by RikG0 |
41 weeks 2 days ago by The Editor |
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Retrieving MA Abandone Property when original will was never filed with Probate My grandfather died in 1980 and we just discovered that an insurance policy with a closed bank was never paid out and was recovered by the state. His ... |
1 | 43 weeks 3 days ago by maprobate_qa |
43 weeks 1 day ago by Peter Bernardin |
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New Uniform Trust Code in Massachusetts It's been a busy year for MA attorneys who specialize in estate planning and probate matters. Various parts of the new MA Uniform Probate Code&n... |
0 | 43 weeks 2 days ago by The Editor |
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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... |
2 | 2 years 31 weeks ago by Anonymous |
44 weeks 4 days ago by admin |
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Beneficiary wants accounting of MA trust Several years ago my mother died and left some property in a trust with my uncle as trustee. I'm not sure but I think the uncle's kids get some of th... |
2 | 2 years 42 weeks ago by Donaldson |
44 weeks 4 days ago by admin |
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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? |
4 | 3 years 40 weeks ago by cat8148 |
44 weeks 4 days ago by admin |
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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. ... |
2 | 2 years 1 week ago by LouiseG |
44 weeks 4 days ago by admin |
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Adopted Beneficiariesor Remaindermen of Trusts and Estates in MA Are adopted children treated the same as natural children in regards to being beneficiaries/remainderman of trusts? In other words do they have the sa... |
1 | 45 weeks 22 hours ago by bruins2011 |
45 weeks 1 hour ago by Peter Bernardin |
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Blended families and estate planning I have an ex wife and two kids from that prior marriage. I also have a new wife and a child with her. I want to treat all of the kids the same in my... |
1 | 47 weeks 3 days ago by Whipt |
47 weeks 3 days ago by The Editor |
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Organ donation by healthcare agent under MA law? Last year I agreed to be my uncle's healthcare agent. I know he was interested in donating his body to a medical school but I'm pretty sure he never ... |
1 | 49 weeks 4 hours ago by JimBob8 |
48 weeks 6 days ago by The Editor |
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Massachusetts Prudent Investor rule for trustee My dad who's dead now set up a trust for me with a pretty good amount of money. The trustee's a bank that my dad used to do business with. The bank ... |
1 | 50 weeks 4 days ago by FRT |
50 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Person lives and dies in MA but owns property in another state My uncle was a fairly wealthy guy and I don't know if he had a will. He was a little eccentric. He died last week leaving two pieces of real estate ... |
1 | 1 year 3 hours ago by TrentP |
52 weeks 20 hours ago by The Editor |
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Attorney in Fact same as power or attorney? My brother is the power of attorney for my elderly mother. She is demented and often confused about her finances and so forth. I have no reason not ... |
1 | 1 year 1 week ago by AABates |
1 year 1 week ago by The Editor |
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Executor Appointment Needed to Be Re-Certified? My parents both passed away in 2009. I am the executor/sole beneficiary of the estate. I filed their last individual tax forms for the year 2009 in 20... |
0 | 1 year 2 weeks ago by hotwagw |
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What to list for estate inventory on small intestate estate? My mother passed away in January and had no will. She had no real estate and few possessions (mostly clothes, books, and dishes). She owned a car and ... |
1 | 1 year 4 weeks ago by anon@yahoo.com |
1 year 3 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Delaying inheritance through trust My estate (and my wife's) is by no means huge, but we were wondering about how we could use trusts to delay the whole inheritance process. The situat... |
1 | 1 year 5 weeks ago by HarryV |
1 year 5 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Filing of First Accounting under new UPC I was appointed Executor of an estate in August 2011. I have currently been asked by my attorney to prepare info for the First Accounting. Under the... |
0 | 1 year 6 weeks ago by nssg |
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Closing estate in Massachusetts with new probate code My brother has been appointed the Personal Representative of my father's estate under the new informal proceedings of the UPC. Under this new system ... |
1 | 1 year 6 weeks ago by GreenB |
1 year 6 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Husband or wife transferring car after death of spouse in Massachusetts Hi. I looked through your forum pretty carefully but I can't find information on this. My father recently passed away and left the car that he and m... |
1 | 1 year 8 weeks ago by BillW |
1 year 8 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Powers of Executor or personal representative of estates in Massachusetts I'm listed as the executor in both of my parents' wills (or is it now known as the personal representative?). My father recently passed away. He was... |
1 | 1 year 11 weeks ago by Rick M |
1 year 11 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Brother named executor, no estate technically to probate, but need paper stating he was named executor for a certain matter... My father passed away in Dec. 2009. Three years before his passing, he had a will drawn through his attorney, naming my brother executor. He left the ... |
0 | 1 year 11 weeks ago by PapRLG |
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Probate after Spouse's death My spouse and I own everything jointly (house, bank accounts, etc). We each have our own 401k retirement accounts with each other named as sole benef... |
1 | 1 year 12 weeks ago by Mudge |
1 year 12 weeks ago by The Editor |
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Leaving a child out of the will (disinheriting) Does MA law allow me to leave one child out but leave property to the other? If so, is there some special procedure I should follow? Thanks in advan... |
6 | 3 years 48 weeks ago by Simpson |
1 year 12 weeks ago by patotas |
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Language to leave son or daughter out of will In another answer you said MA law allows you to leave a son or daughter out of a will and said you need to use "specific language to identify the chil... |
2 | 3 years 41 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 13 weeks ago by admin |
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Penalty for contesting a will in Massachusetts? I haven't gotten along very well with my father over the years but we always maintained our relationship. Now he is suffering from what I believe to ... |
3 | 1 year 14 weeks ago by Bird85 |
1 year 13 weeks ago by admin |
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Disclaimer for Life insurance beneficiary My father passed away recently and he did not have a will. He has two life insurance policies that were taken out when my brother, sister and myself w... |
1 | 1 year 13 weeks ago by mjmmccoy |
1 year 13 weeks ago by The Editor |
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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 | 1 year 16 weeks ago by JGraul |
1 year 15 weeks 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 year 16 weeks ago by Bruinboy5 |
1 year 16 weeks 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 | 1 year 18 weeks 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 | 1 year 19 weeks ago by kevinjames |
1 year 19 weeks 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 | 1 year 19 weeks ago by Whaler |
1 year 19 weeks 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 | 1 year 19 weeks ago by jcmccall |
1 year 19 weeks 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 | 1 year 20 weeks ago by BLarge |
1 year 20 weeks 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 | 1 year 22 weeks ago by DFC64 |
1 year 22 weeks 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 | 1 year 23 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 23 weeks 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 | 1 year 23 weeks ago by SethE |
1 year 23 weeks 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 | 1 year 24 weeks ago by RMF8 |
1 year 24 weeks 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 | 1 year 25 weeks ago by tjg2994 |
1 year 25 weeks 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 | 1 year 25 weeks ago by flangley |
1 year 25 weeks 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 | 1 year 25 weeks ago by RickG55 |
1 year 25 weeks 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 | 3 years 45 weeks ago by Shirl84 |
1 year 26 weeks 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 | 1 year 27 weeks ago by William90 |
1 year 27 weeks 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 | 1 year 28 weeks ago by The Editor |
1 year 27 weeks 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 | 1 year 37 weeks ago by NathanV |
1 year 28 weeks 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 | 4 years 4 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 28 weeks 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 | 3 years 42 weeks ago by PendingExecutor |
1 year 28 weeks 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 | 3 years 27 weeks ago by bobtwill |
1 year 28 weeks 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 | 3 years 8 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 28 weeks 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 | 3 years 5 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 28 weeks 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 | 2 years 47 weeks ago by SwimT |
1 year 28 weeks 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 | 2 years 28 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 28 weeks 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 | 2 years 22 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 28 weeks 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 | 2 years 34 weeks ago by Brian58 |
1 year 28 weeks 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 | 2 years 13 weeks ago by Anonymous |
1 year 28 weeks 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 | 1 year 29 weeks ago by Karen64 |
1 year 29 weeks 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 | 1 year 30 weeks ago by CB1963 |
1 year 30 weeks 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 | 1 year 31 weeks ago by Jerome |
1 year 31 weeks 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 | 3 years 19 weeks ago by Selkirk1944 |
1 year 31 weeks 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 | 1 year 32 weeks ago by sswatcher |
1 year 32 weeks 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 | 1 year 32 weeks ago by Bears |
1 year 32 weeks 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 | 1 year 34 weeks ago by anopendoor |
1 year 34 weeks 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 | 1 year 34 weeks ago by Heffer |
1 year 34 weeks 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 | 1 year 36 weeks ago by Chapper |
1 year 35 weeks 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 | 1 year 36 weeks 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 | 4 years 34 weeks ago by stawasz_r |
1 year 37 weeks 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 | 1 year 38 weeks ago by Milk7 |
1 year 38 weeks 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 | 1 year 39 weeks ago by Bill Harrison |
1 year 39 weeks 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 | 1 year 40 weeks ago by BBurton |
1 year 39 weeks 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 | 1 year 40 weeks ago by legalneed |
1 year 40 weeks 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 | 1 year 41 weeks ago by JenB |
1 year 41 weeks ago by The Editor |
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