We are still working during the Corvid-19 pandemic. Associate Attorney Kenneth Collinson is available for in-person meetings or meetings via Zoom. Owner Jennifer Deland is only available through the Zoom conferencing system for client meetings. If you wish you had your "ducks in a row" in these scary times, we are available to help you with that.
You can call us at 508-429 8888 to arrange a consultation appointment. We provide estate planning and elder law guidance to people in Holliston, Milford, Ashland, Hopkinton, Medway and other surrounding towns. We work with people who want to plan their own estates, as well as people confronted by the need to settle the estate of a family member who has died, and people needing to apply for Medicaid to help with long-term care in a nursing home.
You can call us at 508-429 8888 to arrange a consultation appointment. We provide estate planning and elder law guidance to people in Holliston, Milford, Ashland, Hopkinton, Medway and other surrounding towns. We work with people who want to plan their own estates, as well as people confronted by the need to settle the estate of a family member who has died, and people needing to apply for Medicaid to help with long-term care in a nursing home.
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What is Estate Planning? Estate planning is putting into place, on paper, what you want to have happen to the part of your world that you directly control: the things you own, your insurance, your retirement account, even your body. If you become incapacitated, you won't be able to manage your own financial affairs.
The high cost of long-term care has made planning a critically important issue for most middle class seniors and their families. In fact, most seniors will likely require some form of long-term care. Sadly, many of them are unprepared for the significant financial burdens it places on their family's hard earned savings.
When a loved one passes away, his or her estate often goes through a court-managed process called probate or estate administration where the assets of the deceased are managed and distributed. If your loved-one owned his or her assets through a well drafted and properly funded living trust, it is likely that no court-managed administration is necessary, though the successor trustee needs to administer the distribution of the deceased's assets.
Many parents put off estate planning because they do not think they have substantial assets to protect. This outlook is common among young adults who think they have plenty of time to accumulate wealth and plan for it at a later date. However, in failing to create a proper estate plan, many parents cannot adequately protect their children.
Have you seriously considered what will become of your faithful companion - your beloved pet - upon your death or disability? If not, now is the time. If you don't have a plan that quickly and easily provides for your pet's food, shelter, and care, please keep reading. One of the main goals of estate planning is to provide for your loved ones, and for many of us, "loved ones" includes our pets.
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Sally C.
Oct 24, 2018
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We were absolutely thrilled with our experience with Kenneth Collinson, who guided us through the fairly complex process of creating a will and establishing a trust for our estate. Ken was incredibly knowledgeable, gifted at explaining complicated concepts and was attentive to each and every detail of the task. We left much better informed about our own estate and financial situation and were incredibly relieved to have finally completed the process, knowing our affairs were in order. Thank you Ken!
