Living Trust

The answers to your questions are based on the assets being placed into the trust. A good part of the reason the other lawyers are not answering...

Many of the MassHealth regulations currently in place were required by federal Medicaid law, and cuts in the federal budget could affect future...

My mother passed away and I am currently living in her house but she is way behind in her payments and she left no will.

You are not responsible for your deceased mother's debts if you were not a co-signer or guarantor, but you shouldn't assume that the lack of a will...

Having had battles with MassHealth that lasted 3-5 years on fairly simple issues, I have come to believe that the lawyers who represent MassHealth...

My father died just over a year ago. He remarried his lover of 30 yrs 6 mos before he passed. He has not shared the will yet?

Your father's will would only take care of assets that didn't already have a path in place for what would happen upon his death. If the real...

If you're not bumping up against the Creditor Claim Period (i.e., the Massachusetts probate law requirement that you file and serve a lawsuit no...

Parent was married and died without a will.

If a married person domiciled in Massachusetts dies without a will (which is known as dying intestate) and leaves behind any issue (i.e., a...

Co fiduciary & bank privacy

There seems to be a missing fact in your description, since you have not explained the circumstances that led you to believe that you could and...

My father died and the house is left to my sister and I through a quit claim deed signed about 15 years ago

The tax result is based on the facts of the case, and a good CPA or tax lawyer would be of help to you. Someone who has only a surface knowledge of...

When does a trustee have to give those who are named in the Trust a copy of the Trust?

Your mother’s trust may be contained in her will, or it may be a so-called “living” trust, which would be a separate document. If the trust is in...