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Is it to my advantage at age 71 to be married to a life partner? We both receive SS and have investments and joint real estate.
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Answered on June 30, 2015
As an estate planning attorney, I see many couples who are in this situation. The important thing is to make a plan for your life together. You...
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Do I need a lawyer to file to be a power of attorney. When I am the POA am i responsible for my mom's bills from that point on?
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Answered on June 22, 2015
The person who might need a lawyer is your mother. The most helpful thing you can do at this point is help her to get one. She needs to make and...
Is there such a thing as a secondary or backup guardian that I can add myself to a guardian and how do I do that?
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Answered on June 17, 2015
While you could petition the court to appoint you as successor or co-guardian, you might do better to hold off for now, because an effort to...
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Is the debt of a surviving spouse sent to "probate court" and "zeroed out" as hearing aid specialist tells me?
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Answered on June 17, 2015
It's ridiculous, isn't it, that a hearing aid costs that much? But don't be afraid. If no one else is on the account, no one else will have to...
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Does money used from a trust to buy gifts need to be returned when items are no longer needed?
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Answered on May 29, 2015
Trusts don't make gifts. They make distributions. Sometimes, though, trusts buy things. Your sisters may believe that the furniture is owned by...
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My friends grandmother passed away in Nov it is now May. her father (sons of grandmother) has deed to her house and death cert.
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Answered on May 29, 2015
Who is going to pay the property taxes? If property taxes are not paid, the town can seize the property, whoever owns it.
The house cannot be...
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Buying a home in MA or NH w/no loan. How can I remove name and asset protect from creditors (specifically pvt student loans?)
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Answered on May 19, 2015
A homestead is a very good idea. An irrevocable trust can also protect the property from creditors, especially if someone else is a trustee. ...
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My aunt died she had a will there is executor and two benif. can someone else give away her belongings that is not in the will
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Answered on May 14, 2015
My colleagues are absolutely right. Only the executor has legal power. But, here is the problem. Physical things, what lawyers call "tangible...
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In the state of MA, how is guardianship determined when family is fighting and elder may have early signs of cog. impairment?
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Answered on April 27, 2015
While they still know what they want and don't want, and can communicate it, this is the time for an immediate durable power of attorney. No...
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Can the lawyer that drew up my uncles will represent a beneficiary?
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Answered on April 20, 2015
I don't know any reason why not, on the bare facts you provide. But I wonder why you are asking. Are you uneasy about working with this lawyer?
