First, there’s a difference between the Federal Estate Tax and the Massachusetts Estate Tax.  They’re related but very different. The Federal Estate Tax for this year applies only to those individuals with assets worth over $5 Million and is taxed at a 35% rate.  The Massachusetts Estate Tax applies to individuals with assets worth over $1 Million and the tax rate varies….

There is often a lot of confusion about a power of attorney and an executorship (now called a Personal Representative in Massachusetts). In fact, both legal entities are similar. They both prescribe duties that a person handle for someone who cannot do for themselves. These agents become the rational mind of this individual, doing things in that person’s best interest. Nevertheless, there…

You may be wondering why a handwritten will, also known as a “holographic will,”  wouldn’t be valid; but when you really think about it, there are a lot of good reasons why that is so.  Many states don’t consider holographic wills valid, but Massachusetts isn’t one of them.  That’s right, in Massachusetts, your will may be handwritten.  According to the law, as…