What trends are occurring when it comes to how common elder financial abuse is matters greatly, given how harmful such abuse is to its victims. A recent survey indicates that we might be starting to see an encouraging trend on this front: a decrease in elder financial...
Helping People Age With Dignity And Peace Of Mind
Month: March 2016
Self-proving affidavits for wills
There are certain things state law requires a person to do in order for a will to be valid. There are other will-related actions that such laws do not require, but do make available as an option. In Massachusetts, one of the things that falls into the latter category...
What types of property can avoid probate?
From an estate planning perspective, informal probate may be better than formal probate, and bypassing the process altogether may be the best approach of all. Yet is avoiding probate a realistic goal?As a law firm that focuses on estate planning, we would answer that...
Things that can create financial challenges for retirees
One of the great hopes a person typically has when it comes to retirement is that they will have enough saved up to properly cover their retirement. Thus, one retirement-related thing a person may put a good deal of focus on is how much in retirement savings they...
As one gets older, special financial options open up
As a person gets older, their financial situation can shift greatly. One of the big financial changes people generally experience as they go into their elderly years is the entry into retirement, and the major shift in income situation that goes along with...