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Recent updates:

• Update: May 2021

  Dear Subscriber:

  Thank you for updating your library with the 2021 edition of Collecting Civil Judgments . This edition brings updated resources within your immediate reach—for fast, accurate, and practical answers to your questions regarding the collection of judgments under Massachusetts law.

  The 2021 edition provides new guidance on a wide range of topics, including

  • preparing affidavits in support of attorney fee requests;

  • the use of online resources, including the MassCourts website, to aid in the collection of judgments;

  • a change in the filing threshold from $25,000 to $50,000 for actions brought in District and Superior Court;

  • the addition of Rule 8.1 to the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure, which sets forth requirements applicable to certain consumer debts;

  • new sample forms for alternative means of service and entry of default, reflecting practitioners' increased use of electronic communications to effect service; and

  • a recent decision of the Appeals Court upholding a judgment creditor's levy against real property subject to the homestead exemption.

  This latest edition also includes a newly added chapter on remote practice. In recognition of the expanded use of electronic communications in civil litigation, the chapter provides guidance on best practices in filings, discovery, and hearings. Accompanying the chapter are sample notices for electronic service and electronic depositions.

  We trust you will find this edition of Collecting Civil Judgments an invaluable quick reference resource for your busy practice.

  Very truly yours,

  John M. Lawlor, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney

Table of Contents

Chapter 01 expand

Ethical Considerations in Handling an Estate Plan and Engagement

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John E. Hughes, Esq., McLane Middleton

Exhibit 1A

- Reminder Letter to Client Regarding Review of Estate Planning Documents Buy Form

Exhibit 1B

- Record of Services to Be Provided to Client Buy Form

Exhibit 1C

- Confidential Client Data Request Buy Form

Exhibit 1D

- Drafts of Estate Planning Documents Buy Form

Exhibit 1E

- Execution Procedure for Durable Powers of Attorney and Living Wills Buy Form

Exhibit 1F

- Family Discussion Checklist Buy Form

Exhibit 1G

- Legal Fees and Billing—Information for Client Buy Form

Exhibit 1H

- Estate Planning Documents—Letter to Client Buy Form

Chapter 02 expand

Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes

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Benjamin T. Siracusa Hillman, Esq., Shaheen & Gordon, PA

Chapter 03 expand

Fundamental Estate Planning

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Nelson A. Raust, Esq., Ransmeier & Spellman, PC

Exhibit 3A

- Sample Will Buy Form

Exhibit 3B

- Revocable Inter Vivos Trust Buy Form

Exhibit 3C

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

Exhibit 3D

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

Chapter 04 expand

Creditors’ Claims Against Settlors of Irrevocable Trusts

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Michael J. Malaguti, Esq.,
Dana A. Remus, Esq.,

Chapter 05 expand

Advance Directives in New Hampshire

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Nelson A. Raust, Esq., Ransmeier & Spellman, PC

Exhibit 5A

- New Hampshire Advance Directive Buy Form

Exhibit 5B

- New Hampshire Statutory Form; Durable General Power of Attorney Buy Form

Exhibit 5C

- Sample Durable General Power of Attorney Buy Form

Chapter 06 expand

Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts

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Judith L. Bomster, Esq., Butenhof & Bomster, PC
Ann N. Butenhof, Esq., Butenhof and Bomster, PC

Exhibit 6A

- Legal Citations for the Practitioner Buy Form

Exhibit 6B

- Comparison of Three Social Security Programs (January 2024) Buy Form

Exhibit 6C

- Comparison of Medicaid and Medicare Buy Form

Exhibit 6D

- Trust Provisions for Distribution Plans and Standards Buy Form

Exhibit 6E

- Trust Protector—Single Grantor Trust Buy Form

Exhibit 6F

- Self-Settled Special Needs Trust Requirement to Reimburse Medicaid (“Medicaid Payback” Provision) Buy Form

Exhibit 6G

- Sample Trustee Power to Plan for Unanticipated Changes in the Law or Circumstances Buy Form

Exhibit 6H

- Sample Preamble and Introductory Paragraphs Buy Form

Chapter 07 expand

Estate Planning for Nontraditional Families

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Anu R. Mullikin, Esq., Devine, Millimet & Branch, PA
Jennifer R. Rivett, Esq., Devine, Millimet & Branch, PA
Mary Lynn Roedel, Esq., Devine, Millimet & Branch
Theofilos Vougias, Esq., Devine, Millimet & Branch

Chapter 08 expand

Uniform Trust Code

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Denis P. Dillon, Esq., McLane Middleton

Chapter 09 expand

The Uniform Principal and Income Act and the Unitrust Election

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Michael J. Malaguti, Esq.,
Dana A. Remus, Esq.,

Exhibit 9A

- Bibliography Buy Form

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