Question: Two recent stories in the news – Jay Leno initiating custodianship for his wife, Mavis who has dementia, and Gene Hackman and his wife dying almost at the same time – when it comes to a loved one with dementia – what are the legal realities you need to plan for? Response: They’re very […]

Question: Regarding capital gains taxes in Massachusetts: Say I bought my house many years ago for $500,000 and put in $250,000 of improvements. My base is $750,000. My wife and I sell the house for $2 million. We can exclude $500,000 of the gain, so we are taxed on $750,000 of capital gain from the […]

Question: I would like to know is there any benefit to probate litigation? I believe that the executor of my mother’s estate failed to act in the best interest of the beneficiaries in a number of ways, including: His accounting for the closure of the estate is missing things. He hid items from the probate […]