Boston Estate Planning, Wills and Trust

The law in Massachusetts allows a doctor to refuse to honor a Health Care Agent’s decision if the decision is contrary to the doctor’s moral or religious views. However, the physician must then help the Agent to transfer the patient into the care of another doctor in the same, or in an equivalent facility, who [...]

Yes, the general rule is that if a will is valid according to the laws of the state where it was executed, then other states will also recognize that will as valid, including Massachusetts. However, one should have a Massachusetts attorney look over the will to make sure that it was valid in the state [...]

Different attorneys use different language to make it extremely clear that the testator wishes to exclude one or more specific people from his or her will.  For example, it will be something similar to “ My failure to provide in this Will for XXXX is intentional and not the result of any accident or mistake.” However, [...]