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A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Massachusetts

Planning strategies—backed by a knowledge of the law

Product Number: 1970299B00
Publication Date: 8/28/2024
Edition: 6th Edition 2024
Copyright: © 2024 MCLE, Inc.
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A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Massachusetts

Planning strategies—backed by a knowledge of the law

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A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Massachusetts, is the definitive manual for estate planning and the leading publication in MCLE's estate planning and administration practice library. Addressing the most frequently encountered planning issues and providing practical answers, this comprehensive guide takes the practitioner from the initial steps in handling an estate planning matter through post-mortem estate planning opportunities and strategies. Authoritative and practical chapters, example scenarios, sample clauses and documents, and new topics make this book a truly indispensable "practical guide."

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- Update: August 2024
  Dear Subscriber:
  
  Thank you for choosing to stay current in estate planning with this new edition of A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Massachusetts . Inside, you will find new and updated material on such topics as the following:
  - Estate, generation-skipping, and gift tax. Chapter 1 offers updated hypotheticals demonstrating both tax-efficient and tax-inefficient estate planning with regard to use of the marital deduction.
  - Marital deduction in context of out-of-state plan. Chapter 4 addresses the situation where there is real estate or tangible personal property physically located outside Massachusetts that was included in the initial calculation of the tax and provides suggestions regarding applying a credit.
  - Gift tax. Chapter 5 offers information on three types of transfer taxes on the gratuitous transfer of assets: the gift tax, the estate tax, and the generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax.
  - Rollovers. In Chapter 9, find a "caution" on designated distributions that are eligible for rollover distribution (as defined in I.R.C. § 402(f)(2)(A)) from a qualified plan or a Section 403(b) annuity.
  - Gifting strategies for business owners. In Chapter 10, find a practice note on determining fair market value, citing a 2023 decision from the Appeals Court. The note offers a practical solution with regard to shareholders purchasing life insurance as a strategy to increase the value of the company.
  We at MCLE trust that you will find this information useful in your practice and valuable in keeping your law library current.
  
  Cordially,
  
  MCLE Press
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 01 expand

Practical Steps in Handling an Estate Planning Matter
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Jennifer T. Fleming, Esq., Prince Lobel Tye LLP

Exhibit 1A
- Estate Planning Questionnaire Buy Form

Exhibit 1B
- Sample Correspondence Buy Form

Chapter 02 expand

Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes
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Patricia M. Annino, Esq., Rimon, PC

Chapter 03 expand

Fundamental Testamentary Planning
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Tracy A. Craig, Esq., Seder & Chandler
William N. Friedler, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP
Lisa M. Neeley, Esq., Rubin and Rudman LLP
Jon E. Steffensen, Esq., McLane Middleton
Janelle A. Tanenbaum, Esq., Seder & Chandler

Exhibit 3A
- Pour-Over Will Provision: Pour-Over Residue to Own Trust Buy Form

Exhibit 3B
- Pour-Over Will Provision: Residue to Other Person’s Trust Buy Form

Exhibit 3C
- Marital Deduction/Generation-Skipping Trust Buy Form

Chapter 04 expand

Marital Deduction Planning and Drafting Techniques
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Jon E. Steffensen, Esq., McLane Middleton

Exhibit 4A
- 26 U.S.C. § 2011 Credit for State Death Taxes Buy Form

Chapter 05 expand

Lifetime Asset Transfers
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Molly R. Soiffer, Esq., Bove Langa Witherell & Soiffer P.C.
Karen L. Witherell, Esq., Bove Langa Witherell & Soiffer

Chapter 06 expand

Charitable Giving Outright and in Trust
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Mark M. Christopher, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC

Exhibit 6A
- IRS Revenue Procedures Issuing Sample CRT Forms Buy Form

Chapter 07 expand

Life Insurance and Estate Planning
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Robert L. Arone, Esq., Orsi Arone Rothenberg & Turner LLP
Richard P. Breed, III, Esq., Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, PC
William D. Kirchick, Esq., Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Alan S. Novick, Esq., Novick Law Offices
Ralph J. Rotman, CLU, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

Exhibit 7A
- Unilateral Buyout Agreement Buy Form

Exhibit 7B
- Split-Dollar Insurance Agreement Buy Form

Exhibit 7C
- Crummey Instructions and Notice Buy Form

Chapter 08 expand

Advance Medical Directives: Living Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney, and Health-Care Proxies
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Sheryl J. Dennis, Esq., Fields and Dennis LLP
Vicki L. Shemin, Esq., Fields and Dennis LLP

Checklist 8.1
- Health-Care Proxy Checklist Buy Form

Exhibit 8A
- Living Will Buy Form

Exhibit 8B
- Durable Power of Attorney Buy Form

Exhibit 8C
- Health-Care Proxies Buy Form

Exhibit 8D
- Massachusetts Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Buy Form

Chapter 09 expand

Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits
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Sarah Ryan Grandfield, Esq., Fiduciary Trust Company
Kelly J. Guarino, Esq., Fiduciary Trust Company

Exhibit 9A
- Uniform Lifetime Table Buy Form

Exhibit 9B
- Sample Basic Beneficiary Designation Buy Form

Exhibit 9C
- Single Life Table Buy Form

Chapter 10 expand

Basic Strategies to Preserve and Protect the Family Business
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Luke C. Bean, Esq., Rico, Murphy, Diamond & Bean LLP
Lisa M. Rico, Esq., Rico, Murphy, Diamond & Bean LLP
Judith A. Saxe, Esq., CIBC Private Wealth Management

Chapter 11 expand

Medicaid and Creditor Protection Trusts
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John J. Bowe, Jr., Esq., John J. Bowe, Attorney at Law, P.C.

Chapter 12 expand

Marital Agreements
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Mary H. Schmidt, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP
Christopher H. Suh, Esq., The Wagner Law Group, A Professional Corporation

Checklist 12.1
- Prenuptial Agreement Checklist Buy Form

Checklist 12.2
- Postnuptial Agreement Checklist Buy Form

Checklist 12.3
- Separation Agreement Checklist Buy Form

Chapter 13 expand

Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
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Donna M. Turley, Esq., Turley LLC

Chapter 14 expand

Planning for Incapacity
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Rebecca Caitlin O'Brien, Esq., O'Brien Cavanagh Ivanova LLP

Exhibit 14A
- Language Defining Incapacity Buy Form

Exhibit 14B
- Special Clauses for Durable Power of Attorney Buy Form

Exhibit 14C
- Escrow Agreement Buy Form

Exhibit 14D
- Durable General Power of Attorney Buy Form

Exhibit 14E
- Affidavit Regarding Power of Attorney (REBA Form 1) Buy Form

Exhibit 14F
- Sample Health-Care Proxy Buy Form

Exhibit 14G
- HIPAA Release Form Buy Form

Exhibit 14H
- Additional Resources Buy Form

Exhibit 9D
- Distribution Period Buy Form

Chapter 15 expand

Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples: Selected Issues
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Thanda Fields Brassard, Esq.,

Chapter 16 expand

Same-Sex Marriage, Divorce, and Estate Planning Issues
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Lisa M. Cukier, Esq., Rubin and Rudman LLP
Andrea E. Nelson, Esq., Koiles Pratt

Checklist 16.1
- Adoption Checklist: Coparent Adoption (Where One or Both Parties Are Already Legal Parents to Child) Buy Form

Checklist 16.2
- Known Donor Checklist for Married Same-Sex Couples Buy Form

Checklist 16.3
- Adoption Checklist—Private Domestic or International Adoption Buy Form

Checklist 16.4
- Alternate Routes to Parentage Buy Form

Checklist 16.5
- Guardian ad Litem Initial Questions (When Ascertaining Whether to Propose or Agree to GAL) Buy Form

Exhibit 16A
- Joint Representation Consent Buy Form

Exhibit 16B
- Motion to Waive Six-Month Residency Requirement Buy Form

Exhibit 16C
- Motion to Waive Notice [to Be Filed Where Child Conceived Prior to Marriage or Nonmarital] Buy Form

Exhibit 16D
- Affidavit [to Be Filed Where Child Conceived During Marriage] Buy Form

Exhibit 16E
- Motion to Waive Home Study Buy Form

Exhibit 16F
- Affidavit of Parents Buy Form

Exhibit 16G
- Form R-891S: Certificate of Adoption Buy Form

Exhibit 16H
- Complaint to Establish Parentage and Support Memorandum Buy Form

Exhibit 16I
- Client Intake Checklist for Dissolutions/Divorce and Potential Issues Buy Form

Exhibit 16J
- Complaint in Equity for Dissolution of Civil Union Buy Form

Exhibit 16K
- Health-Care Proxy Buy Form

Exhibit 16L
- Authorization for Release of Protected Health Information Buy Form

Exhibit 16M
- Massachusetts Health-Care Proxy Information, Instructions, and Form Buy Form

Exhibit 16N
- DNR Order Verification Buy Form

Exhibit 16O
- Statement Concerning Durable Power of Attorney Buy Form

Exhibit 16P
- Durable Power of Attorney Buy Form

Exhibit 16Q
- Will Buy Form

Exhibit 16R
- Declaration as to Remains Buy Form

Exhibit 16S
- Voluntary Acknowledgment of Parentage Buy Form

Chapter 17 expand

Postmortem Estate Planning
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Clifford R. Cohen, Esq., Burns & Levinson LLP
George L. Cushing, Esq., McLane Middleton
Eric P. Hayes, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP
Meaghan E. Kelly, Esq., Doherty, Dugan, Cannon, Raymond & Weil, PC
Colin M. Korzec, Esq., Bank of America, Private Bank
Karen L. Witherell, Esq., Bove Langa Witherell & Soiffer

Checklist 17.1
- Checklist for Disclaimers Buy Form

Exhibit 17A
- Disclaimer of Survivorship Interest in Joint Property and of Powers as Beneficiary and Trustee of Trust Buy Form

Exhibit 17B
- Disclaimer of an Interest in Real Estate Buy Form
Editors & Authors

Editor(s)

Jon E. Steffensen, Esq., McLane Middleton, Boston

Ethics Editor(s)

Charles E. Rounds, Jr., Esq., Suffolk University Law School, Boston

Author(s)

Patricia M. Annino, Esq., Rimon, PC, Boston

Robert L. Arone, Esq., Orsi Arone Rothenberg & Turner LLP, Needham Heights

Luke C. Bean, Esq., Rico, Murphy, Diamond & Bean LLP, Natick

John J. Bowe, Jr., Esq., John J. Bowe, Attorney at Law, P.C., Westwood

Thanda Fields Brassard, Esq.,

Richard P. Breed, III, Esq., Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, PC, Boston

Mark M. Christopher, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston

Clifford R. Cohen, Esq., Burns & Levinson LLP, Boston

Tracy A. Craig, Esq., Seder & Chandler, Worcester

Lisa M. Cukier, Esq., Rubin and Rudman LLP, Boston

George L. Cushing, Esq., McLane Middleton, Woburn

Sheryl J. Dennis, Esq., Fields and Dennis LLP, Wellesley Hills

Jennifer T. Fleming, Esq., Prince Lobel Tye LLP, Boston

William N. Friedler, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP, Boston

Sarah Ryan Grandfield, Esq., Fiduciary Trust Company, Boston

Kelly J. Guarino, Esq., Fiduciary Trust Company, Boston

Eric P. Hayes, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP, Boston

Meaghan Kelly, Esq., Burns & Levinson LLP, Providence

William D. Kirchick, Esq., Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Boston

Colin M. Korzec, Esq., Bank of America, Private Bank, Boston

Lisa M. Neeley, Esq., Rubin and Rudman LLP, Boston

Andrea E. Nelson, Esq., Koiles Pratt, Salem

Alan S. Novick, Esq., Novick Law Offices, Naples

Rebecca Caitlin O'Brien, Esq., O'Brien Cavanagh Ivanova LLP, Lexington

Lisa M. Rico, Esq., Rico, Murphy, Diamond & Bean LLP, Natick

Ralph J. Rotman, CLU, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, Boston

Judith A. Saxe, Esq., CIBC Private Wealth Management, Boston

Mary H. Schmidt, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP, Boston

Vicki L. Shemin, Esq., Fields and Dennis LLP, Wellesley Hills

Molly R. Soiffer, Esq., Bove Langa Witherell & Soiffer P.C., Boston

Jon E. Steffensen, Esq., McLane Middleton, Boston

Christopher H. Suh, Esq., The Wagner Law Group, A Professional Corporation, Boston

Janelle A. Tanenbaum, Esq., Seder & Chandler, Worcester

Donna M. Turley, Esq., Turley LLC, Cambridge

Karen L. Witherell, Esq., Bove Langa Witherell & Soiffer, Boston

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A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Massachusetts

Planning strategies—backed by a knowledge of the law

A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Massachusetts

Planning strategies—backed by a knowledge of the law

Choose Format:

Product Description

Recent updates:

Table of Contents

Practical Steps in Handling an Estate Planning Matter

Exhibit 1A

Exhibit 1B

Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes

Fundamental Testamentary Planning

Exhibit 3A

Exhibit 3B

Exhibit 3C

Marital Deduction Planning and Drafting Techniques

Exhibit 4A

Lifetime Asset Transfers

Charitable Giving Outright and in Trust

Exhibit 6A

Life Insurance and Estate Planning

Exhibit 7A

Exhibit 7B

Exhibit 7C

Advance Medical Directives: Living Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney, and Health-Care Proxies

Checklist 8.1

Exhibit 8A

Exhibit 8B

Exhibit 8C

Exhibit 8D

Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits

Exhibit 9A

Exhibit 9B

Exhibit 9C

Basic Strategies to Preserve and Protect the Family Business

Medicaid and Creditor Protection Trusts

Marital Agreements

Checklist 12.1

Checklist 12.2

Checklist 12.3

Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples

Planning for Incapacity

Exhibit 14A

Exhibit 14B

Exhibit 14C

Exhibit 14D

Exhibit 14E

Exhibit 14F

Exhibit 14G

Exhibit 14H

Exhibit 9D

Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples: Selected Issues

Same-Sex Marriage, Divorce, and Estate Planning Issues

Checklist 16.1

Checklist 16.2

Checklist 16.3

Checklist 16.4

Checklist 16.5

Exhibit 16A

Exhibit 16B

Exhibit 16C

Exhibit 16D

Exhibit 16E

Exhibit 16F

Exhibit 16G

Exhibit 16H

Exhibit 16I

Exhibit 16J

Exhibit 16K

Exhibit 16L

Exhibit 16M

Exhibit 16N

Exhibit 16O

Exhibit 16P

Exhibit 16Q

Exhibit 16R

Exhibit 16S