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Posts from the ‘Probate Avoidance’ Category

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?

13September 3, 2010Is Your Massachusetts Durable Power of Attorney Still Valid?

3August 11, 2010When Is an Asset Considered “Acquired from the Decedent” under Internal Revenue Code Section 1022?

1July 20, 2010More Questions and Answers about Declarations of Homestead in Massachusetts

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

11May 6, 2010Why DOESN’T a Reserved Life Estate Get a Step-up in Basis under Internal Revenue Code Section 1022?

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

1April 20, 2010Questions and Answers about Declarations of Homestead in Massachusetts

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

0April 2, 2010Protecting Your Home from Creditors in Massachusetts

2March 30, 2010Jointly-Held Assets in Massachusetts: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly