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Can A Beneficiary of a Will act as a witness to the Will?
In Massachusetts, if a beneficiary (one that receives a benefit) of a will acts as a witness then the will shall still be valid. However, the witness will not be able to take any property under the will. The reason for this is that a witness may not be completely truthful in their statements regarding the execution of the will when they…
Does Massachusetts Allow Husband and Wife to Have a Joint Will?
No, in Massachusetts you can not have a joint will with your spouse. You and your spouse each need to make separate wills regardless if you own all of your property jointly. When one dies, the property will pass to the survivor and the survivor will become the sole owner of the property. Because of this and the fact that there is…
What happens if divorced parents disagree on a guardian for their child?
Usually when the first parent passes away, that parent will not have a say in who will be in charge of raising the child. In most cases, the surviving parent will take custody. Exceptions to this would be if the parent has a history of abuse, if the parent doesn’t want custody of the child, or if the parent is in prison. …
Durable Power of Attorney vs. Springing Power of Attorney
A power of attorney (POA) in general is a legal document that allows someone else to speak and act on your behalf. You give a power of attorney to someone who is then called an attorney-in-fact (as oppose to an attorney-at-law who are lawyers). The uses of a POA are many. Some people give POAs to their lawyers so that they do…
Divorce and Inherited Assets
“What’s going to happen to our stuff?” Understandably, that’s one of the first questions we field from new family law clients. Property is important, valuable, and sentimental — and one of our major goals in every case we handle is protecting the property interests of the people we serve. Inheritance is a rather tricky issue in divorce because the Massachusetts courts aren’t…
