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    • Dynasty Trusts
    • The Revocable Trust Isn’t a Cure All (But it’s Close)
    • Free Report: Divorce and Estate Planning in New Hampshire and Massachusetts
    • Changes in Capital Gains Tax?
    • The Transfer of Property After Death
    • Casey Kasem a Victim of Elder Abuse?
    • The New Year and Charitable Remainder Trusts
    • Free Report: Dynasty Trusts in Estate Planning
    • 3 Costly Estate Planning Mistakes
    • Inheritances and Estate Taxes in the Crosshairs
    • The Role of Insurance in Estate Planning
    • Retired Parents Sold my House
    • Mistakes in Power of Attorney Designations
    • Gifting Assets in Your Estate Plan
    • Estate Planning Lessons: Celebrity Deaths 2014
    • Estate Planning When You’re Single in New Hampshire
    • Free Report: Can I See Your Will – What You Need To Know About Who Has Access to the Will
    • Discussing End of Life Matters
    • Yes, Pet Trusts are Important
    • The “But” of a No Contest Clause
    • Where is NH Digital Access and Digital Accounts Law?
    • Options For Those Denied SSDI in New Hampshire
    • Estate Planning Scams on the Rise
    • Intestacy in Nashua, New Hampshire
    • Londonderry Estate Planning: Tables Turn – The Dreaded Talk, but Different Terms
    • Nashua Estate Planning: 401(k) May Not be the Cure All
    • What Donald Sterling’s Ordeal Can Teach Individuals About Estate Planning and the High Cost of Capital Gains Taxes
    • New Hampshire Estate Planning: Separating Fact from Fiction
    • Placing A Child’s Name on Titles to Assets
    • HIPAA and Estate Planning
    • Tax Planning and Other Benefits of Post-Mortem Planning in Massachusetts
    • In New Hampshire, Wills Should be Priority
    • Estate Planning for NH Small Business Owners
    • Estate Planning in New Hampshire
  • Category: General
    • Planning for Incapacity in Massachusetts
    • SSI and SSDI – Understanding the Difference
    • Protecting Your Assets from the High Cost of Nursing Home Care
    • Where Does Your City Rank among America’s Healthiest Cities?
    • Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Becoming a Victim
    • How to Contest a Will in New Hampshire
    • Tips for Choosing a Nursing Home
    • The Documents that Create Your Estate Plan
    • Mediation in Elder Care
    • Can the Medicare Part B Premium Hike be Halted?
    • UPS Retirees Face Pension Cuts
    • Maximum 401 (k) Contributions Won’t Increase in 2016
    • The Changing Needs of Aging Parents
    • Resolution in Massive Medicare Fraud
    • Free Report: New Hampshire Advance Care Planning
    • VA to Finally Pay Agent Orange Victims
    • Was B.B. King Murdered?
    • Living Wills and Advance Medical Directives
    • The Fast Growing Telemedicine Field
    • Estate Planning for the Non-Traditional Family
    • Keystone XL Pipeline and the Effects on Seniors
    • NH Elder Law Targets Deceitful Family Members
    • 5 Ways to Use Special Needs Trusts
    • Outrageous: When the Elderly Can’t Afford to Retire
    • Plain English, Please: Estate Planning Legalese Explained
    • Medicare Still Paying for Drugs for the Deceased
    • Why a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care is a Must
    • Medicare Paying for Drugs for Deceased
    • The Medicaid 5 Year Look Back Period
    • The Aging in Place Movement
    • A Trust for Your Pet
    • Taking Precedence: Your IRA Beneficiary or Your Will?
    • Jump Start Your Estate Plan
    • Estate Planning Mediation
    • Estate Planning and Grandchildren
    • Medicaid Planning After a Dementia Diagnosis
    • Another Reason for Retirement Planning
    • Why are Private Nursing Homes So Expensive?
    • Contesting a Will in New Hampshire
    • Understanding Accelerated Death Benefits
    • Reverse Mortgages: Using Your Home to Stay at Home
    • Costs of Private Nursing Homes Increasing
    • New Hampshire Retirement Planning: The Impact of the Recent Supreme Court Ruling on Inherited Retirement Accounts
    • Differences in Medicaid and Medicare
    • Your Elderly Parent, Her Doctor and His Loyalty
    • The Weather and the Elderly
    • Medicaid’s Long Term Coverage
    • Partisan Politics Jeopardize Medicare…Again
    • Medical Power of Attorney and Durable Power of Attorney
    • Why Probate Matters
    • New Law Creates Personal Liability to Nursing Homes
    • Living Trusts and Asset Protection
  • Category: in terrorem clause
  • Category: Incapacity Planning
    • Can a Living Trust Protect Against Incapacity?
    • Why Should I Execute an Advance Directive?
    • When Is a Durable Power of Attorney the Best Option?
    • Should You Take the Test for Early Onset Alzheimer’s?
    • How Life Insurance Helps with a Terminal Illness
    • North Andover Guardianship: Your Kids are Your Incentive for Early Planning
  • Category: IRA & Retirement Planning
    • Should Your Retirement Plan Include an IRA?
    • Is Using Your 401(k) to Buy Insurance Wise?
    • Staggering Statistics on Retirement Savings
    • Free Report: The Role of Legacy Planning
    • 64 Year Old Newlyweds & Estate Planning
    • IRA Beneficiary Trusts for Children
    • Londonderry Retirement Planning: Yes, Women Do Have Different Concerns
  • Category: legal education
  • Category: Medicaid Planning
    • What You Need to Know about Last-Minute Medicaid Planning
    • Understanding the Medicaid Transfer Penalty
    • How to Plan for Long-Term Care
    • Is It Too Late to Save My Assets If I Need to Qualify for Medicaid?
    • 5 Things You Should Know about Medicaid
    • Do You Qualify for Medicaid in New Hampshire?
    • What Is the Medicaid Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance?
    • Comparing Medicaid and Medicare
    • What Is a “Community Spouse?”
    • 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know about Medicaid
    • Why Nursing Home Planning Is So Important
    • 5 Reasons Why Medicaid Planning Should Be Part of Your Estate Plan
    • Is It Too Late to Benefit from Nashua Medicaid Planning?
    • What’s the Difference between Medicaid and Medicare?
    • Andover Medicaid Attorneys Explain the Spousal Impoverishment Rules
    • Why Nursing Home Planning Is Important
    • How Can Medicaid Attorneys Help Me Protect My Assets?
    • Are You Prepared for the High Cost of Nursing Home Care?
    • The Medicaid Look-Back Period Explained
    • What You Need to Know about New Hampshire Medicaid Eligibility as a Senior
    • What You Need to Know about Medicaid in Massachusetts
    • Is a Medicaid Trust Helpful for Asset Protection?
    • Will Massachusetts Medicaid Pay My Nursing Home Expenses?
    • Can a Medicaid Attorney Help Me Qualify for Benefits?
    • Alzheimer’s Disease– the Cost to Caregivers
    • How Medicaid Planning Can Save Your Nest Egg
    • Why Would You Need a Medicaid Attorney?
    • Why Would You Need a Medicaid Attorney?
  • Category: Medical Power of Attorney
    • Crucial Distinctions: Massachusetts Medical Power of Attorney and the Living Will
  • Category: New Hampshire Digital Assets
    • Free Report: New Hampshire Digital Assets – The Pandora’s Box in Estate Planning
  • Category: New Hampshire va Burial Allowances
    • Free Report:VA Burial Allowances
  • Category: no contest clause
  • Category: Probate
    • Mistakes You Can Avoid Making during Probate
    • Do I Need an Attorney to Probate an Estate?
    • Do All Assets Go through Probate?
    • Do I Need an Attorney to Help Me Probate My Mother’s Estate?
    • How Long Is the Probate Process in Massachusetts?
    • Tips for Avoiding Probate
    • Proving Lack of Testamentary Capacity in a Will Contest
    • What Should I Do with the Will When I Find It?
    • Is Probate Necessary in New Hampshire If There Is No Property?
    • 5 Things You Need to Know about Probate and Property
    • Andover Estate Planning Lawyers — Explain the Role of Executor
    • Navigating Massachusetts Probate
    • How Long Does Probate Take?
    • What to Expect in the Massachusetts Probate Court
    • Probate Estate Assets vs. Non-Probate Assets
    • What Does the Executor of a Will Do?
    • What Happens If a Will Contest Is Filed during the Probate Process in Massachusetts?
    • Does New Hampshire Probate Law Offer an Alternative for Small Estates?
    • How Long Is the Probate Process?
    • Why Avoiding Probate Is Important
    • Probate in Massachusetts: Drawbacks and Benefits
  • Category: Retirement
    • Should I Take Early Retirement?
    • How to Handle Two Generations in Retirement
    • What Happens to My Retirement Account When I Die?
    • New Hampshire Ranked 7th Best State for Retirees
    • New Hampshire Ranked #1 Retirement Spot
    • Tips for Saving Money for Retirement
    • How Much Do I Need to Retire?
    • Retirement Guide 101
    • What You Need to Know: Medicare Open Enrollment
    • What is SKI?
    • The New Hampshire and Massachusetts State of Retirement in 2015
  • Category: retirement planning
    • Retirement Planning Tips
  • Category: Special Needs
    • Special Needs Planning for Grandparents
    • Can Special Needs Planning Protect My Child’s Inheritance?
    • How a Special Needs Trust Can Protect Government Benefits
    • Residents with Special Needs or Alzheimer ’s Disease Now Have New Police Program in New Hampshire
    • Billions Gone: Medicare Advantage Plans Overcharges
    • Your Social Security and COLA
    • DOJ Ramps Up its Online Complaint Process for Disabled
    • Long Term Care Truths
    • The Long Term Care Crisis in Massachusetts
    • Have the Dutch Figured Out Aging in Place?
    • Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2013
    • Free Report: The Needs of Families With Special Needs Children
    • October is National Special Needs Law Month
  • Category: tax
    • Understanding a Step Up in Basis for Tax Planning
  • Category: Tax Laws
    • Be Careful Relying on the Marital Deduction
    • Londonderry Asset Protection Attorneys Explain How Taxes Can Diminish Your Estate’s Value
    • Federal Gift and Estate Tax — Portability Explained
    • The Marital Deduction Explained
    • Federal Gift and Estate Tax Explained
    • Do I Need to Worry about State Estate Taxes?
    • New Year, New Changes in Our New Hampshire Taxes
  • Category: technology
  • Category: Trust
    • Can My Living Trust Be Modified?
    • What Is a Funeral Trust?
  • Category: Trust Administration
    • How Can an Incentive Trust Help Me?
    • How Much Does a Trustee Get Paid?
    • When Does a New Hampshire Trust Terminate?
    • 5 Reasons to Hire an Attorney If You Are the Trustee
    • What Type of Trust Is Right for Me?
    • Why Would I Create an Intentionally Defective Trust?
    • What Does It Mean to Be a Trustee?
    • Benefits of Choosing a Professional Trustee
    • Can I Refuse the Job of Trustee?
    • Do Irrevocable Trusts Pay Capital Gains Taxes?
    • If I Am the Beneficiary of a Trust Can I Get the Trustee Replaced?
    • 5 Things to Know When Creating a Trust
    • Estate Administration – Will vs. Trust
  • Category: Uncategorized
    • Top 5 VA Benefits
    • Leaving Behind Your Legacy
    • What Does a Living Trust Do for You?
    • Can a Trust Attorney Be My Trustee?
    • Seniors, Elderly Face Financial Hardships
    • Controversial Right to Die Bill Becomes Law
    • Our Family Pets and Pet Trusts
    • Fearing the Unknown: Social Security Myths
    • Financial and Estate Planning Essentials
    • Strict Rules in Estate Planning
    • Understanding SSDI and SSI
    • New Gov’t Website for Aging Americans
    • Irrevocable Funeral Trusts
    • Financial Abuse on the Rise Among the Elderly
    • What is Adult Daycare?
    • 5 New Hampshire Estate Planing Must – Haves
  • Category: Will

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