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This time of year is always so exciting for parents and their graduating teenagers. Proms. Parties. Pictures. Graduations. Prepping for college. But before you do all that, there is something else parents should consider for your high school graduate: their estate plan .

You are asking . . ....

It will most likely be difficult or impossible to complete the tasks, if all the facts are not available.
When you go to visit an elder law estate planning attorney, it is important to tell the truth about all aspects of your family members and other potential heirs. If not, it is...

The holiday letter has traditionally been a way of letting extended family and friends know what’s going on in your life and the lives of your immediate family. While not everyone decides to send a December dispatch, many people do, particularly when an elderly loved one who is ill or can’t...

Planning for a time when you are incapable of caring for yourself and for making major decisions about your health care when facing end-of-life situations is not easy. While many people profess that they do not want extreme measures to be taken if it means living with a greatly diminished quality...

If you have been asked to serve as someone’s attorney-in-fact, before accepting the responsibility to act, you should be aware of your responsibilities and duties to that individual.

Generally, an attorney-in-fact is a relative or trusted associate with whom the principal, or person who appoints such individual,...

Being asked to be and then appointed as an attorney-in-fact should be considered an honor. Generally, a parent or other family member might have asked you but a close business associate or longtime friend might have appointed you as well. This connotes a measure of trust and confidence in you that...

There are times when an adult child will undergo care of an elderly parent at home. When the needs of the parent surpass the capability of the child or if the care simply becomes too overwhelming, the parent may have to go into a nursing home or assisted living care facility....

America’s senior citizens are often the targets of some of the most deceptive criminals in the nation. In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts alone, financial scams which involve senior citizens and the elderly have become all to common over the last ten years. A recent letter from the Massachusetts Chapter of the National...

Let’s face it; with today’s economy, many people are waiting later and later in life to retire, and some are afraid that they never will be able to afford it. According to US News, the best way to expand your retirement nest egg is to move to a location where it...