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5 Documents You Need for Estate Planning

Estate Planning It is never too early to plan for the future. Specifically, estate planning is highly important. Sorting out...

3 Things To Know About Settlement Statements Before Closing

Settlement Statements Are you hoping to close on a new home in the near future? While closing is a very...

5 Reasons You Need Title Insurance

What Is Title Insurance?  When it comes to real estate and closing on a home, there are many unforeseen problems...

4 Reasons Why Estate Planning is Important

The Importance of Planning Ahead When most people hear “estate planning”, it conjures up images of vast properties, mansions, and...

4 Trusted Roles in Estate Plans

Estate plans include many components. In addition to detailing your preferences and wishes, you must also name trusted individuals to...

Protecting Children During a Divorce

Divorce can be emotional, dramatic, and messy. It’s difficult for any adult to endure, but it’s even more impactful for...

5 Things To Do After Divorce

Divorce can feel like it consumes your life. Although there’s a definitive ending point, its impact on your life can...

Dangers of DIY Estate Plans

The Internet and the availability of standard online forms has led to a do-it-yourself approach to estate plans. Just as...

4 Reasons to Hire an Estate Planning Attorney in Massachusetts

Estate planning is one of the most important things you can do to protect yourself and your family. Massachusetts laws...

Tips on Using Social Media During Divorce

For many people, social media is an integral part of daily life,… especially now, during a pandemic. It’s where you...

4 Ways to Communicate Better With Your Ex-Spouse

Divorce is rarely the end of a relationship. When you have children and other family ties, you must still communicate...

Capital Gains Tax on Inherited Properties

Capital gains tax is due on the sale of all real estate unless the homeowners qualify for a tax exclusion...

3 Ways to Transfer a Home to Children

If you intend to transfer ownership of a family home to your children, there are several ways to do so...

5 Financial Mistakes to Avoid During Divorce

Divorce creates a huge financial change to your life. If both you and your spouse worked, you’ll be going from...

4 Mistakes to Avoid During Divorce

A messy divorce is often a result of mistakes made by either you or your ex-spouse. This fact can be...

5 Qualities of a Good Guardian

When you think of guardians for your children, you probably think about specific people in your life. Sometimes it’s helpful...

4 Considerations When Selecting Guardians for Children

Guardianship is one of the most difficult estate planning decisions. It’s one that many parents procrastinate making, often because there’s...

4 Divorce Mediation Tips

Mediation is an important resource when going through divorce. As we often mention, it can save money, shorten the length...

Benefits of Mediation in Divorce

Divorce can be lengthy, stressful, expensive, and complicated,… but it doesn’t have to be. There are many ways to make...

Types of Trusts for Estate Planning

A trust is an estate planning instrument that takes effect while you are living and survives your death. It can...