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Are Cohabitation Agreements Legally Binding?
Massachusetts does not recognize property rights under the law for unmarried people who live together. These rights are known in other jurisdictions as palimony, combining “pal” and “alimony.” Fortunately, Massachusetts does recognize the rights of cohabiting adults...
2024 Caring.com Survey – Less Than 1/3 Of Us Have A Plan In Place
Caring.com, in association with You.gov conducts annual surveys on the state of estate planning in the US. The 2024 Survey has encouraging and discouraging news. The encouraging news is the percentage of the...
DIY Will Goes Wrong for Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Even an esteemed lawyer like a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court should seek out an estate planning lawyer. We don’t always know “what we don’t know.” While clarity and brevity are to be admired and encouraged, especially when legal writing is involved,...
Family By Choice
“All to my spouse, then in equal shares to my children,” or “all to my children in equal shares.” This is a common set of instructions we estate planners see with our clients. What if we don’t have a spouse, or children? What if we don’t have siblings, or aren’t...
Trusts and Temptations
In the Boston Globe, on Sunday, February 11, 2024 an article titled “Boom in youth gambling in Mass. fueled by online sports betting apps” (Chris Serres) discussed the disturbing spike in gambling by young people. In that article, “nearly 40% of men ages 18 to 49 have...
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