The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued final regulations setting out the reporting requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA requires the reporting of beneficial ownership information...more
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed a new law, effective immediately, that suspends the physical presence requirements for the notarization of legal documents until three days after the current State of Emergency...more
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled that, with few exceptions, trustees have a duty to invest with inflation in mind. While not required to follow an investment advisor’s guidance, they can’t ignore the...more
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s recent decision in Morse v. Kraft recognizes, in certain circumstances, a Trustee’s ability to decant trust assets by distributing them to a new trust in lieu of making an outright...more