Our blog article posted on October 11, 2017 addressed the reasons to have a Durable Power of Attorney (DPA). With a DPA you can authorize someone else to act on your behalf, so he or she can do things like pay everyday expenses, collect benefits, watch over your investments and file taxes.
One of the biggest reasons young couples people put off estate planning is they can’t decide on guardians for their children. It’s hard to think about having someone else raise your children. Now consider how your children will be affected
If you are a young couple with few assets, you may think you don’t need wills, or maybe you haven’t thought about it at all. With your focus on starting a life together and maybe having children, it is common to overlook the need for a will (and health care proxy and durable power of attorney).
As a business owner, at some point, you will likely need a lawyer and not necessarily because you have a major problem you need to address. You can be almost 100% sure that if you own a business, one or more of these things will come up:
Did you know that you can protect your home from the claims of creditors? In Massachusetts, under The Homestead Act, there is an automatic homestead protection of $125,000. The amount of protection can be increased to $500,000 by filing a Declaration of Homestead
