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Attached Is 2008-2009 Newsletter on Changes in Estate Planning, Probate and...
This site is devoted to keeping my 3,000+ clients informed about important changes in federal and Massachusetts laws that may affect them. I’ve written many articles that have been published nationally...
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Appointing a Health Care Agent under Massachusetts Law
If you are at least 18 years of age you can execute a Health Care Proxy, appointing someone to be your “Health Care Agent.” Under this law, which became effective in Massachusetts on December 19,...
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Friday, April 16, 2010 is National Healthcare Decisions Day
All adults 18 years and older in Massachusetts are legally able to make decisions about their health care and to appoint someone to represent them upon incapacity. On Friday, April 16, 2010, the...
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Massachusetts Comfort Care/Do Not Resuscitate Order Verification Program
When an ambulance is called for, the crew must often make split-second decisions about treatment, especially when a patient is not breathing or has no pulse. In Massachusetts, ambulance services, EMTs...
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End-of-Life Care: Nursing Home Residents Rights
Approximately 20% of all persons who die every year are residents of nursing homes. Since a nursing home is the last place of residence for such a large percentage of our population, it is very...
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Massachusetts Case of Contested Will of Alice R. Sharis Shows Why Estate...
The contested will in the 2013 Massachusetts case of In the Matter of the Estate of Alice R. Sharis shows why lawyers need to meet alone with their clients. When undue influence is alleged in an...
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