Many people shudder to think of the impact of financing long term care on the financial resources that they spend a lifetime building. Long term care, more commonly known as …
Many business owners are faced with the arduous task of collecting receivables that are due and owed to the business for services rendered by it. This is a daunting dilemma …
Conducting a “like-kind” exchange under Internal Revenue Code section 1031 is one of the few legitimate tax shelters available to individuals, corporations and other business entities engaging in the disposition …
Is it time for your annual estate planning check-up? People often associate a “check-up” with your annual medical examination. However, many people forget that they should have an estate planning …
Although it may be the least enjoyable part of any business, it is certainly necessary and inevitable that an employer at some time, and perhaps several times in any given …
When the time comes for long-term care, most elders prefer to stay in their present location, even if staying there means being at a distance from their primary caregiver. Although …
Hyman G. Darling, Esq., Gary G. Breton, Esquire • 2004-08-12
An Estate Plan for a business owner involves more than the normal and typical estate planning considerations. Every Estate Plan should include the four basics: a Homestead Declaration, Durable Power …
The much-heralded revision to the Federal Estate Tax exemptions earned cheers from everyone with an estate under $1 million in 2003. However, the same statute that gradually increases Federal estate …
When it comes to estate planning, the old adage is true. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Many people believe that they do not have enough …
The boom in favorable interest rates has contributed to more than just business purchase and re-finance agreements, it has also significantly spiked the number of remodeling projects undertaken. Whether home …
Under Massachusetts Law, any competent person is authorized to establish a Durable Power of Attorney (POA). A POA is a document that allows another person, usually a spouse, parent, child …
On November 18, 2003 the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that gay and lesbian couples have the right to civil marriage in Massachusetts. The ruling in Goodridge v. Department of …
