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 How Can I Preserve My Homestead Exemption?
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By Harry Margolis
In Real Estate
Posted April 24, 2024

How Can I Preserve My Homestead Exemption?

Question: I have a house in Texase that I bought in 2001 and paid off in 2009 when I was not married. I got married in 2014 and my husband moved with me. In October 2023, his mother died. My [...]

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 Is Old Massachusetts Homestead Declaration Still Valid?
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By Harry Margolis
In Real Estate
Posted September 11, 2023

Is Old Massachusetts Homestead Declaration Still Valid?

Question: Regarding your article “What Protection Do Homestead…,” and regarding the clause, “signed under pains and penalty of perjury,” we filed the official Mass form in 2008 which [...]

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 Can Nominee Realty Trust Qualify for Massachusetts Homestead Exemption?
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By Harry Margolis
In Real Estate
Posted April 17, 2023

Can Nominee Realty Trust Qualify for Massachusetts Homestead Exemption?

Question: Is there a homestead law in Massachusetts? What are the pros and cons to register for homestead? When a house is in a nominee trust with two separate trusts (one for each child) listed [...]

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 In MA, Do We Need to Refile Our Homestead Declarations After Age 62 for Maximum Protection?
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By Harry Margolis
In Asset Protection, Real Estate
Posted January 8, 2021

In MA, Do We Need to Refile Our Homestead Declarations After Age 62 for Maximum Protection?

Question: First of all, I love your new book! Lots of valuable info. Anyways, my wife and I live in Massachusetts and set up a Homestead Declaration in each of our names when we purchased our [...]

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 Should My Mother End Her Life Estate to Protect Home from Creditors?
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By Harry Margolis
In Asset Protection
Posted January 5, 2018

Should My Mother End Her Life Estate to Protect Home from Creditors?

Question: My 86-year-old mother has a life estate for her Massachusetts property which was created in 2011. My brother and I are listed as grantees on the deed. She is concerned that a lien could [...]

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 How to Protect Your Home from Lawsuits or Bankruptcy
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By Harry Margolis
In Asset Protection
Posted March 10, 2017

How to Protect Your Home from Lawsuits or Bankruptcy

Photo by Scott Webb on Unsplash Homestead Protections Most states provide a homestead exemption that protects some or all of the equity in a home from claim in the event of bankruptcy. (Causing [...]

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