Posts Categorized: Blog

Frail Elder Welfare Program

Jun 29, 2022 / By: Lantz Law, Inc.

Category: Blog, Elder Law

For those who are elderly and in need of health care and support services, investigate the Frail Elder Waiver (FEW) programs of MassHealth. This program is primarily for those who would receive such services in...

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You’ve Been Named The Trustee of Someone Else’s Estate: What Now?

Jan 24, 2022 / By: Lantz Law, Inc.

Category: Attorney, Blog, Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Trusts

You’ve been named Successor Trustee of someone else’s estate… …and that person is now deceased. You may or may not have known about your nomination for that position.  But in any case, after you have...

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Protecting Your Assets – Part 4

Jun 3, 2020 / By: Lantz Law, Inc.

Category: Blog, Estate Planning

 

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Discussing the Plan with the Kids

Aug 9, 2019 / By: Lantz Law, Inc.

Category: Blog

It is very difficult to answer the question of whether parents should discuss their estate plan with their children. When asked this question, my general answer is that it’s up to the client, but that...

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Digital Asset Planning

Jul 23, 2019 / By: Lantz Law, Inc.

Category: Blog

Do you know RUFADAA? Whether you know it or not, you’re living in the time of RUFADAA, also known as the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act. These days, nearly everyone has digital...

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Consider a Generation-Skipping Trust

Jul 2, 2019 / By: Lantz Law, Inc.

Category: Blog

Massachusetts is one of the states in the United States that has an estate tax. The tax kicks in at $1 million, meaning if an estate has assets over that threshold there may be a...

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Passing On Personal Property

Jun 25, 2019 / By: Lantz Law, Inc.

Category: Blog

Personal property items, such as jewelry, furniture, tools, or railroad cars, are often overlooked in the estate planning context. People tend to focus on real estate and financial assets, but the truth is that personal...

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Can You Modify an Irrevocable Trust?

Jun 11, 2019 / By: Lantz Law, Inc.

Category: Blog, General

Irrevocable trusts are sometimes used for certain kinds of asset protection. As the name suggests, these trusts are irrevocable and, for the most part, cannot be amended or revoked. Funding such a trust involves a...

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What a Will Can Do for You

May 14, 2019 / By: Lantz Law, Inc.

Category: Blog, General

Why you need a Will (at least). I often tell my clients that the necessity of estate planning is not truly apparent until a person dies without a plan. This leaves children and other loved...

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Domain Listings Scam Targeting Small Businesses

Apr 10, 2019 / By: Lantz Law, Inc.

Category: Blog, General

Important Information for Small Business Owners! Beware of the Domain Listings Scam letter! There is a scam going around, targeting small businesses. We recently received a letter from a company called Domain Listings, claiming to...

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