A Conservator is a court-appointed person who manages the financial affairs for a person who is unable to manage their affairs themselves (also known as the ward). The conservator is responsible for managing the wards money and property and any other financial or...
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...
When a person passes away and leaves real property, a house, to more than one beneficiary, it sometimes leads to a discussion about whether or not one of the beneficiaries can purchase or buy out the other beneficiaries? The answer is it depends. First an appraisal...
Wills and living trusts are two of the most fundamental estate planning documents. While both accomplish the same primary objective in an estate plan of directing the distributions of your money and property to your desired beneficiaries after you pass away, a...