Every thoughtful person from middle age to being on the cusp of retirement might dutifully reflect on the findings of a recent study focused upon what surveys show deeply concerns scores of millions of Americans. And that is this: retirement money. Even more specifically: the amount of money — that magic-bullet threshold, if you will …
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Modern couples often include couples who live together, but are unmarried. It has become common for couples to live together before ever deciding to marry. When you have live together, you share many things. You and your partner may also have children. In Massachusetts 33.4 percent of children are born to unmarried mothers. Just because …
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“Take steps now.” That is advice that we candidly give at the Andover estate planning Law Offices of Kimberly Butler Rainen to families concerned with future health and related concerns linked to a parent or other aging family member showing signs of dementia or another material life challenge. Although the delivery of competent and consistent …
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Estate planning attorneys revel in fun and gaiety just as much as other persons do, which means — for purposes of this blog post — that they are far from immune from the excitement that gifts, laughter and camaraderie engender at birthday parties. Such festivities can also serve as much more than mere enticements to …
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You love your parents very much. It can be difficult to watch them age. You may be faced with tough decisions. In some cases, your parents may have a plan in place and make their wishes clear. Other times, you may have to have hard conversations with them to think through options. Either way, moving …
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Here’s a quick query regarding the so-called digital universe that exists online: How many accounts do you think an “average” Internet user has? One can almost hear the wheels spinning for readers seeking to come up with a quick calculation. There’s email, right? And probably at least one — and, in many cases, several — …
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It is certainly as important as the act of initially creating a sound and tailored estate plan to take an occasional peek at it thereafter and make tweaks as necessary. Because those tweaks — and, sometimes, major revisions — will become necessary. Life has a habit of rendering any “immutable and forever” plan, well, mutable. …
Craft it, forget about it; not an optimal recipe for estate planning Read More »
The death of actor Alan Thicke last year was unfortunately more than just another surprising celebrity passing. It has sparked a family feud of sorts. Thicke’s sons, Brennan and Robin are one side, and his wife, Tanya, is on the other. Both sides are embroiled in a dispute over how Thicke’s estate should be divided. …
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Loving parents in Massachusetts and elsewhere worry about their children with physical and/or mental disabilities, and understandably so. Caregivers wish they could live forever, standing resolutely beside their loved ones and helping them face and conquer every challenge. That is simply not meant to be the case, of course. Parents do ultimately pass, most often …
Caring for a special needs child, now and after you’re gone Read More »
Although elder law considerations in estate planning are many and varied, a prevailing and widely held view concerning the topic has long stressed that administration in this discrete area centers almost solely on safeguarding elderly loved ones from financial ruin in old age, mostly due to high medical costs. Indeed, one recent media focus on …
Focus on elder law: broader, more nuanced than many people think Read More »
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