will: Avon MA Estate Planning Attorney B. von Weiss: Effect of Divorce
- 03/30/14 09:43 AM
The author Brigitte von Weiss of VON WEISS LAW OFFICE is an estate planning lawyer and elder law attorney in Easton, MA. Website: vonweisslaw.com I am often asked "How does my divorce affect my estate plan?" The Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) became effective as of March 31, 2012. Before the MUPC, Massachusetts law provided that divorce revoked the provisions in favor of a former spouse in a pre-existing Will (the former spouse was treated as having died first). The net effect was that former spouse did not inherit directly under the Will and any nominations appointing the former spouse were void. … (0 comments)
will: Sharon area MA Estate Planning Atty. Brigitte von Weiss: MUPC § 2-804
- 02/06/14 07:00 PM
The author Brigitte von Weiss of VON WEISS LAW OFFICE is an estate planning lawyer and elder law attorney in Easton, MA. Website: vonweisslaw.com I am often asked "How does my divorce affect my estate plan?" The Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) became effective as of March 31, 2012. Before the MUPC, Massachusetts law provided that divorce revoked the provisions in favor of a former spouse in a pre-existing Will (the former spouse was treated as having died first). The net effect was that former spouse did not inherit directly under the Will and any nominations appointing the former spouse were void. … (0 comments)
will: Mansfield area Estate Planning Atty. Brigitte von Weiss: MUPC § 2-301
- 02/05/14 07:38 PM
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 § 2-301 of MUPC, if a surviving spouse married the decedent after the decedent executed … (0 comments)
The author Brigitte von Weiss of VON WEISS LAW OFFICE is an estate planning lawyer and elder law attorney in Easton, MA.
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