Can Someone Else Pay for My Estate Plan? Estate planning is not just for the wealthy. Every adult should have an estate plan, yet surprisingly, most Americans do not. The perceived cost of creating one is among the most cited reasons for a lack of estate planning. The...
In Massachusetts, a personal representative is the same as an executor. Executor is the commonly known term that was traditionally used to describe the individual appointed by the Probate Court to administer your estate after you die. Massachusetts changed the...
Too little estate planning can put your heirs in a bind and tie up your estate in time-consuming and costly probate litigation. But as the legal saga of Aretha Franklin’s estate shows, too much estate planning—in particular, planning that introduces uncertainty about...
Estate planning attorneys help you avoid the following common mistakes in online documents that could make them unenforceable, require a court to interpret them, or lead to fighting among your loved ones: Ambiguity in wording. Ambiguity can lead to disputes and legal...
