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• Category: Elder Abuse
  • The Opioid Crisis is Fueling an Elder Abuse Epidemic
  • Nursing Home Giant Provides Substandard Care as it Expands
  • Are Seniors at Risk of Abuse in Nursing Homes in Massachusetts?
  • Massachusetts Lawmakers Move to Tighten Nursing Home Oversight
  • Massachusetts Elder Abuse Through Social Media
• Category: Elder Law
  • Boston Startups Are Serving the Elderly Population
  • Why Business Owners Need Asset Protection Help
  • Seniors Are Frequently Targeted for Financial Abuse
  • Are There Alternatives to Nursing Home Care?
  • Should You Involve Your Family When You Create a Trust?
  • How Can Veterans Get Help from Elder Law Lawyers?
  • Differences Between Guardianship and Power of Attorney
  • Should You Call the Authorities if a Local Senior Isn’t Around Any More?
  • Reasons Not to Wait to Get Help From an Elder Law Attorney
  • How an Elder Law Attorney Helps You Set Goals
  • Shortage of MA Healthcare Workers is Becoming a Crisis
  • Why Most People Don’t Have Enough Saved for Retirement
  • Minimum Age to Get Help from an Elder Law Attorney
  • How to Get Started with Nursing Home Planning
  • Myths About Elder Law
  • Affordable Housing Projects Help Seniors
  • Tools an Asset Protection Lawyer Helps You Use
  • What Should Be Part of Your Healthcare Directive?
  • What Makes a Good Elder Law Attorney?
  • Top 4 Benefits to Nursing Home Planning
  • Boston Recognized for Being Prepared for Alzheimer’s
  • The Truth About Nursing Home Costs
  • Considerations When Selecting the Executor of a Will
  • A New Approach to Dementia Care
  • Deaths at Massachusetts Nursing Homes Lead to Calls For Better Oversight
• Category: Estate Planning
  • Do You Need Asset Protection Attorneys If You’re Not Very Wealthy?
  • What Happens If You Die Without an Estate Plan?
  • How a Living Trust Attorney Helps You Plan for Incapacity
  • How a Worcester Living Trust Attorney Helps you Protect Your Heirs
  • Why You Should Encourage Your Parents to Talk with Estate Planning Lawyers
  • 5 Big Mistakes Worcester Estate Planning Attorneys Help You Avoid
  • 5 Life Changes That Suggest You Need Estate Planning Help
  • How Can You Provide for an Heir Who is Bad With Money?
  • How Could Tax Reform Impact the Estate Tax?
  • What Happens to a Person’s Debt after a Death?
  • Estate Planning Help for Unmarried Couples
  • Estate Planning Advice for Single Mothers
  • What Happens if You Inherit an IRA?
  • 3 Signs You Need to Talk with an Estate Planning Lawyer
  • Four Downsides to Guardianship
  • Top Myths About a Revocable Trust
  • Signs You Need an Irrevocable Trust
  • Preparing to Meet with a Worcester Estate Planning Attorney
  • Questions to Ask a Worcester Estate Planning Attorney
  • Is Massachusetts Estate Tax the Same as Federal Estate Tax?
  • 5 Tips When Creating a Will
  • What to Consider When Evaluating Types of Trusts
  • Limits on Using Money in a Special Needs Trust
  • Who Should Have a Lawyer During Trust Administration?
  • How a DIY Will Can Cost You
  • Who Should be in Charge of Trust Administration?
  • What Is a Revocable Family Trust?
  • What if I Don’t Want to Be Executor of an Estate?
  • What is a Revocable Trust?
  • What You Need to Know About Estate Administration
  • What’s the Best Way to provide an Inheritance for Grandchildren?
  • Worcester Estate Planning Checklist
  • 7 Top Estate Planning Mistakes
  • How Does Massachusetts Homestead Law Help Protect Assets?
  • When Should You Talk With a Burlington Estate Planning Attorney?
  • How You Should Protect Your Inheritance After a Death?
  • What are the Key Features of an Irrevocable Trust?
  • These 4 Risks Make Asset Protection Essential
• Category: Families with Young Children
  • Massachusetts Inheritance Law for Minors
  • Complex Estate Planning Issues For Blended Families
• Category: Medicaid
  • What is Custodial Care and Why Does it Matter?
  • Are There Options Other Than Medicaid to Pay for Long-Term Care?
  • How Many People Rely on Medicaid?
  • How Burlington Nursing Home Lawyers Help You Ensure You Can Pay for Nursing Home Care
  • Talk to a Medicaid Planning Attorney In These 3 Key Situations
  • Common Misconceptions about Medicaid Planning
  • What are Medicaid Estate Recovery Rules?
  • Does Long-Term Care Insurance Cover Nursing Home Care Effectively?
  • Does Medicare or Medicare Advantage Pay for Nursing Care?
  • What do Nursing Homes Cost?
  • How Much Do Seniors Need to Save For Medical Care During Retirement?
  • Why Talk to a Medicaid Planning Lawyer if Your Child is Disabled
  • How Does a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust Work
  • A New MassHealth System is Being Tested
  • What Is the Medicaid Look Back Rule?
  • Factors That Determine Medicaid Eligibility
  • What Medicaid Benefits are You Eligible For?
  • What are the Resource Limits for Qualifying for Medicaid?
  • Different Medicaid Planning Strategies
  • How to Apply for Medicaid
  • What are the Medicaid Lookback Rules?
  • When Does Massachusetts Medicaid Pay for Nursing Homes?
  • Can I Protect My Assets Under Massachusetts Medicaid Eligibility Rules?
• Category: Power of Attorney
  • What If It Is Too Late for a Power of Attorney?
  • How Do You Create a Durable Power of Attorney
  • When Should a Massachusetts Power of Attorney Be Created?
  • What are the Benefits of a Durable Power of Attorney?
• Category: Probate
  • How to Prepare to Meet with a Worcester Probate Attorney
  • 4 Benefits to Avoiding Probate
  • Who Files the Will With Probate Court?
  • Who Should Be Represented by a Burlington Probate Attorney?
  • What Happens During the Probate Process in Massachusetts?
• Category: Retirement Planning
  • Worcester is the Fifth Worst Place to Retire
  • What are the Best Types of Retirement Accounts?
  • When Should You Start Retirement Planning?
  • What are the Different Types of IRAs?
• Category: Taxes
  • Myths About Inheritance Tax Planning
• Category: Uncategorized
  • Why Talk with Elder Law Attorneys If You’ve Been Diagnosed with a Serious Illness
  • Who Has to Pay Massachusetts Estate Tax?
  • Key Facts Executors Need to Know About Massachusetts Probate
  • Massachusetts Lawmakers Move to Tighten Nursing Home Oversight
  • What Does Medicaid Planning Mean?
  • Why is Estate Preservation Important as You Age?
  • Who Should Talk with a Worcester Elder Law Attorney?
  • What are the Three Key Steps of Legacy Planning?
  • Top Massachusetts Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid
  • An estate plan can make the administration of an estate smoother
  • Choosing a capable executor is a component of good estate planning
  • IRS changes estate tax closing letter procedure: What you need to know
  • What is legacy planning and how do I know if it’s right for me?