Learning from Famous Mistakes: Part 3 – Oral Promises
Pop culture periodicals have been telling us for years that celebrities are “just like us” – they go grocery shopping, they drive their kids to school, they walk their dogs. This holds just as true in the Probate world as …
What You Need to Know About the Initial Probate Process
When a close family member dies, the thought of serving as a fiduciary in order to administer an estate is often the last thing an individual would like to do during the grieving process. The idea of having to gather …
What is “Probate Litigation”?
What exactly is “probate litigation” you ask? “Probate litigation” are legal disputes arising out of incapacity (young and old), disability, and death. As a follow-up to my 
Learning From Famous Mistakes: Part 2 – Failure to Review and Update Documents
Pop culture periodicals have been telling us for years that celebrities are “just like us” – they go grocery shopping, they drive their kids to school, they walk their dogs. This holds just as true in the Probate world as …
Guardianship and Conservatorship: An Introduction to How We Make Decisions for Those Who Cannot Make Decisions for Themselves
Inevitably, circumstances arise in which a person is incapable of making decisions for themselves because they are too young, i.e. children, or because their ability to understand, process, or communicate information becomes impaired. In these circumstances, someone else must take …
What Are Probate Assets and Why Should I Minimize Them?
As discussed previously, when a decedent dies leaving probate assets, a Personal Representative may be appointed to administer the decedent’s probate estate. But what exactly are probate assets? Probate assets are assets that are titled in a decedent’s sole …
Where Do I File My Probate or Trust Litigation Case?
There are three trial courts in Massachusetts that have jurisdiction to hear probate or trust litigation cases: the Probate and Family Court, the Fiduciary Litigation Session of the Probate and Family Court, and the Superior Court.
Probate and Family Court…
Learning From Famous Mistakes: Part 1 – Dying Without A Will
Pop culture periodicals have been telling us for years that celebrities are “just like us” – they go grocery shopping, they drive their kids to school, they walk their dogs. This holds just as true in the Probate world as …
Is There A Will? There Is A Way
When an individual (a “decedent”) dies, one of the first questions to ask is whether or not he or she left a Will. The answer to this question will direct the probate process and administration of a decedent’s estate.
Probate …