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In Skye v. Hession, 16-P-282 (Apr. 28, 2017), the Appeals Court issued a ruling upholding the use of a life estate deed that reserved in the grantor the power to alter remainder beneficiaries. Prior to ... Read More

On April 25, 2017, Attorney Campbell was awarded the Paul J. Liacos Award for Mental Health Advocacy. Attorney Campbell was presented the award at the John Adams Courthouse in Boston by the Committee for Public ... Read More

The Boston Globe reports today that MassHealth is still considering treating pooled trusts set up by people over 65 as countable for determining nursing home MassHealth eligibility. The proposed changes, if enacted, would further limit ... Read More

A new study finds that age 115 is the ceiling on human longevity ... Read More

The Supreme Judicial Court issued a long-awaited decision in Pfannenstiehl v. Pfannenstiehl yesterday. The decision reversed a prior decision of the Appeals Court that upheld the inclusion of assets of a discretionary spendthrift trust in ... Read More

It was reported today that actor Anton Yelchin, noted for his roles in the rebooted Star Trek franchise and who passed away June 19 in a freak accident involving what may have been a defective ... Read More

AARP will be holding a free luncheon and volunteer training at Victoria Station in Salem on June 28th at 11 am. The focus of the training will be on how to get involved this election ... Read More

June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. In honor of this, and to raise awareness concerning this important issue, a rally was held in front of Beverly City Hall today. According to literature provided by Scott ... Read More

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