I’d like to warn you about a scam taking place in our area. It involves an offer to obtain copies of documents from the Registry of Deeds. Here’s what you need to know: When we file client documents at the Registry of Deeds, an unscrupulous company writes to these clients with an offer to...
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Why You May Want to Complete a Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Form
A MOLST form allows patients with a serious advanced illness to inform health care professionals about the medical treatments they want or don’t want in a serious illness care situation. These treatments can include intubation and ventilation, artificial nutrition and hydration, CPR, and more.A MOLST form is not the same as a health...
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Please Join Us for an Elder Law Class
Please join us to learn what documents are crucial to protecting your health wishes and estate planning. Offered at the Hull Senior Center, sponsored by the Massachusetts Bar Association in celebration of Law Day, with generous assistance from the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
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Join Us for an Evening of Q&A on Aging in Place
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If You Haven’t Reviewed Your Estate Plan Lately, the New Year is a Great Time to Do So
Your estate plan must be kept up to date to ensure it continues to meet your needs and achieve your goals. As you think about the changes you want to make in the coming year, I hope you’ll also reflect upon the changes that took place in your life last year… and...
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How PACE Helps Elders Reside at Home for as Long as Possible
As most of you know, I am committed to helping elders live at home for as long as possible. My last two articles have focused on MassHealth programs that help elders accomplish this goal. You can find these articles here. Now I’d like to discuss another option: PACE (Program...
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How the Frail Elder Waiver Helps Elders Avoid Having to Move to a Nursing Home
As many of you know, I am dedicated to helping elders reside at home for as long as possible. The Frail Elder Waiver (FEW) is one of the MassHealth programs that helps seniors accomplish this.FEW provides support to eligible elders 60 years of age or older whose needs meet the level of...
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Why You Might Want to Consider a Corporate or Private Trustee
In my last article I discussed some of the factors to consider when choosing a trustee for your irrevocable trust. Now I’d like to elaborate on two options you might want to consider if you don’t know anyone you’d trust to fill this crucial role: a corporate trustee and a...
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Choosing a Trustee for Your Irrevocable Trust
As I discussed in a recent article, irrevocable trusts are highly effective tools for protecting assets from the cost of long-term care. That’s because assets in an irrevocable trust are not available to the grantor (the person whose assets are in the trust). Instead, the assets are controlled by...
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Mayday, Mayday, be on the Lookout: Incidents of Fraud have Risen Dramatically!
I recently came across an article from AARP about the rising number of scams and other forms of fraud being perpetrated nationwide. Here is a synopsis of this troubling article, along with a few links. Let’s begin with some numbers. According to the Federal Trade Commission, Americans reported losing a record $10 billion...
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