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What Happens to the Life Insurance After Divorce?

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It depends on what was put into writing – or not! On January 10, 2022, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled that where a former husband failed to change the beneficiary designation on his life insurance...more

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Is the Prenuptial Agreement Signed After The Wedding Really A Prenuptial Agreement?

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I have seen this more than one time in my career. One party (or his/her family members) really wants there to be a prenuptial agreement but, either due to lack of time, fear/cowardice, not having your act together, or any...more

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Yours, Mine and Ours: Estate Planning for a Blended Family

When William Shakespeare wrote “What’s mine is yours, and what is yours is mine,” he likely was not thinking about a blended family. Blending families offer a myriad of challenges, one of which is how the spouses’ assets will...more

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Prenuptial Agreements 101

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With wedding season just around the corner, here is a primer on what a pre-nuptial agreement can and cannot do for you...more

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Estate Planning After Divorce

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Divorce attorneys saw a wave of divorces last year due to the changes in the tax laws that took effect on January 1, 2019. If you were one of the masses whose divorce was finalized in 2018, now is the time to revise your...more

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Insight on Estate Planning - April/May 2019: A second walk down the aisle can complicate estate planning

An estate planning rule of thumb is to review (and, if necessary, revise) one’s estate plan in light of major life events. Such events include a marriage, birth of a child and a divorce. A second marriage also calls for an...more

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