In Massachusetts does a land trust need to be renewed? If so how often? Thanks

I’m not sure if you are asking about a land trust or land that is in trust, i.e. a realty or nominee trust. Land trusts are statutory and are...

You don’t say if this lawyer represented the personal representative in the probate of your father’s estate or if he drafted your father’s estate...

Does my wife have a legal right/protection to remain living in the house?

As a co-owner, your wife, as do her siblings, has a right to occupy the house. However, there are legal remedies that her sister can pursue to...

My father passed away.i need to get a copy of his will?

I am sorry for your loss. You have some options. If you believe that you are the nominated personal representative (formerly the Executor) and...

It appears that your father passed away prior to executing the trust and placing the house in the trust. If that was the case, he passed owning...

If your parents own a life estate, they either could rent the house that they own the life estate in or sell their life estate. If the house is...

The answer to your question is yes, you can draft your own Will and it will be valid provided you comply with the proper procedures surrounding...

I am sorry for your loss. If a probate was done in New York, you would do an ancillary probate in Massachusetts. If you did not need to do a...

Medicaid, or MassHealth in Massachusetts, has a five year look back. The lookback is looking for transfers from the applicant to someone else in...

As executor of an estate can i make certain judgments in ref. to sell or hold on to stock...based on beneficiary wishes?

I am sorry for your loss. As Personal Representative (formerly referred to as the Executor/trix), you have ultimate authority and responsibility. ...