estate plannning: Stoughton Area Estate Planning Attorney: Marriage Invalidates a Will? - 01/22/14 10:33 AM
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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 decedent executed his or her final will, the surviving spouse receives a intestate share (what he or she would have … (0 comments)

estate plannning: Randolph area estate planning attorney Brigitte von Weiss: MUPC §2-403 - 01/22/14 10:04 AM
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The Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) became effective as of March 31, 2012. 
The MUPC contains certain family protection provisions meant to assist with the immediate support of surviving spouses and children. One such family protection provision is the exempt property statute (not to be confused with the discretionary family allowance). Under § 2-403(b) of the MUPC, the surviving spouse has the right to remain rent-free in the decedent’s house for six months after the decedent’s death.    
Under § 2-403(a), the surviving spouse, or children if there is no surviving spouse, are entitled to up to $10,000 of exempt … (0 comments)

estate plannning: Randolph area Atty B. von Weiss--When A Child Is Omitted From the Will - 01/22/14 09:36 AM
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The Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) became effective as of March 31, 2012.
Before the MUPC, Massachusetts law provided that a child not included in the will (“omitted child”), or their descendant(s) in certain circumstances, may elect (by filing a timely claim) to take an intestate share (what he or she would have gotten if no will), regardless of whether the child was born before or after the execution of the will, unless (1) the omitted child (or their descendant(s) in certain circumstances) was "provided for by the testator during his life time" or (2) "it appears that the omission was intentional … (0 comments)

 
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