Planning for Your Digital Legacy

An estate plan often focuses on tangible property such as jewelry, artwork, money, and vehicles. However, in this age of technology, it is important to remember to include your digital assets. Digital assets consist of everything we own online. Because we spend more time on computers and smartphones than we ever did before, you may… Read More »

What To Know About Caregiver Communication For Someone With Dementia

As we approach the estate planning process for someone who may have been recently diagnosed with dementia, it is extremely important to think about caregiver communication. Estate Planning Documents The appropriate estate planning documents including powers of attorney can appoint authorized individuals to make decisions and speak on your behalf. Many different documents may be… Read More »

Dealing with Loss and Grief

Losing a loved one is never easy. Grief has many stages and can show up at different times. As estate planning attorneys, although we are there to help our clients when a loved one passes away, we are not qualified to professionally counsel someone as they through the grieving process. Because of that, we are… Read More »

Will vs. Living Will vs. Health Care Proxy: What to Know in MA

When you meet with a qualified Massachusetts estate planning lawyer, you will discuss many documents and tools that can help you to accomplish your estate planning goals. The support of an attorney helps you walk through this process and understand which strategies and planning opportunities are most appropriate for your individual situation. Living Will A… Read More »

Does Your College Plan Include An Estate Plan?

Many people don’t recognize the important connection between planning for college and setting up an estate plan. An estate plan is more than just determining what happens to your property after you pass away. An estate plan also includes important considerations about what happens during your life and answering questions such as: Do you have… Read More »

What Estate Planning Goals Can We Achieve When Someone’s Been Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Disease?

The diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease can have far reaching ripple effects throughout your entire family. It raises many different questions, chief among them, who will help to take care of your loved one in the immediate future and what will happen to their assets after they pass away. Estate Planning for Alzheimer’s or Dementia is… Read More »