Estate Planning News

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March 2011

• A new Massachusetts law makes it easier to place funds into trust for the care of a pet.  If you would like to guarantee that money is available to make a beloved pet’s life easier if something happens to you, then a Pet Trust may be the answer. READ MORE

January 2011

• After several failed attempts, the Massachusetts Legislature has finally revised the state’s out-of-date Homestead law.  The new Homestead law, which goes into effect on March 16, 2011, automatically protects up to $125,000 of a family’s home equity from many creditors while allowing homeowners to protect much more equity if they take the extra step of filing a Declaration of Homestead in their Registry of Deeds.  There are many other provisions in the new law. READ MORE