MassHealth and Probate Estate Recovery
The Federal government mandates that if you receive Medicaid benefits after age 55, or if Medicaid pays for nursing home care for you at any time during your life, Medicaid/MassHealth must attempt to recover the cost of benefits paid on your behalf from your estate at your death. In Massachusetts, MassHealth can...
Myths and Facts About Probate
I just need a Will and a Living Will. This will avoid “probate” and allow someone to make medical decisions for me if I cannot express myself.
Not true. A Last Will and Testament is a “road map” that expresses how someone wants their estate (financial and...
Why Should People Wish to Avoid Probate?
Probate is the legal process of transferring property and distributing assets through the court system after a person’s death. Often times, the probate process also involves the proving of a legitimate Last Will and Testament, the payment of any creditors, the filing of the deceased’s taxes, and the changing of ownership...
Selling a Home in Probate What You Need to Know
Probate proceedings in Massachusetts are governed by the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code or MUPC. If there is real estate in the decedent’s estate, the Will may have designated that the property go to a certain heir or other beneficiary, or that the property be sold and the assets distributed equally or...