estate planning lawyer: Non-Tax Reasons for Trusts: Canton MA Area Estate Planning Attorney - 10/11/14 08:13 AM
The author Brigitte von Weiss of VON WEISS LAW OFFICE is an Easton MA estate planning and elder law attorney.   
Website:  vonweisslaw.com   
There are several non-tax reasons for utilizing trusts such as asset protection; avoiding probate; creditor protection; protection for the surviving spouse and children in the event the surviving spouse remarries; control and management of assets for spendthrifts, minors and those disabled; and avoiding ancillary probate for real estate owned in another state.  Moreover, living trusts are private (not public) documents and notice of the trust assets and accountings need be given only to the interested parties. 
Example:  Mr. and Mrs. … (1 comments)

estate planning lawyer: Marriage Invalidates Will? By Bridgewater MA Area Atty. B. von Weiss - 05/01/14 04:45 AM
The author Brigitte von Weiss of VON WEISS LAW OFFICE is an Easton MA estate planning and elder law attorney.   
Website:  vonweisslaw.com 
What happens if the will is older than the marriage? 
The Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) became effective as of March 31, 2012. 
Before the MUPC, Massachusetts law provided that marriage invalidates a will in its entirety unless "it appears from the will that it was made in contemplation thereof."  Pretty simple and straightforward, right?   
Under the new law, things are a bit more complex.  Under section 2-301 of MUPC, if a surviving spouse married the decedent after the … (0 comments)

estate planning lawyer: Marriage Invalidates Will? By Stoughton MA Area Atty. B. von Weiss - 05/01/14 04:00 AM
The author Brigitte von Weiss of VON WEISS LAW OFFICE is an Easton MA estate planning and elder law attorney.  
Website:  vonweisslaw.com 
What happens if the will is older than the marriage? 
The Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) became effective as of March 31, 2012. 
Before the MUPC, Massachusetts law provided that marriage invalidates a will in its entirety unless "it appears from the will that it was made in contemplation thereof."  Pretty simple and straightforward, right?   
Under the new law, things are a bit more complex.  Under section 2-301 of MUPC, if a surviving spouse married the decedent after the … (0 comments)

 
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