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Posts from the ‘Massachusetts Probate & Estates’ Category

1September 30, 2021In Hornibrook v. Richard, the SJC Sidesteps Its Responsibilities and May Have Made Practicing Law in Massachusetts Probate Court More Complicated

0October 18, 2017In the 2017 Case of Ajemian v. Yahoo! Inc., the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Wastes Everybody’s Time Ruling that an Estate May, Possibly, Have Legal Access to the Decedent’s Email Account

0October 13, 2017When Can the Trustee of a Revocable Trust in Massachusetts Make Distributions to the Beneficiaries without Incurring Personal Liability to the Deceased Settlor’s Creditors?

1July 8, 2013Massachusetts Case of Contested Will of Alice R. Sharis Shows Why Estate Planning Attorneys Need to Meet Alone with Their Clients

1March 23, 2012Can the Surviving Spouse Roll Over an IRA Payable to the Deceased Spouse’s Estate?

1July 8, 2010Challenging Wills, Trusts and Other Transactions Caused by Undue Influence of Other Persons

10June 7, 2010What Are the Mechanics of Obtaining a Step-up in Basis in 2010 under Internal Revenue Code Section 1022?

6June 4, 2010Are All Revocable Trusts Eligible for a Step-up in Basis under the Modified Carryover Basis Rules?

0May 28, 2010What’s So Bad about Probate?

0April 30, 2010Massachusetts Probate Court Judge Orders 2 Lawyers to Pay $328,770.97 Back to Estate

1April 23, 2010In Medicaid Planning, Some Trusts Can Put Elderly Persons in a Worse Position Than If They Had Taken No Action At All

0April 14, 2010Non-Tax Estate Planning Considerations for the Terminally Ill Person in Massachusetts

0March 28, 20102009 Hernon v. Hernon Will Contest Case in Massachusetts

0March 27, 2010Attached Is 2008-2009 Newsletter on Changes in Estate Planning, Probate and Elder Law