Tying the Knot? Or Just Moving In? When a client tells me that he or she is considering a second marriage, for terribly unromantic reasons (I guess I’m the anti-cupid...darn lawyer!) I recommend … [Read more...]
Living Trusts versus Wills: Which Is Better?
Answer: It Depends Recently a client asked me for my thoughts on Wills versus trusts. Wouldn't she have been surprised if I answered, "I really don't have any; whatever the client feels like." Of … [Read more...]
Three Reasons To Trust Your Beach House To A Trust
Vacation property and “second homes” – whether in the mountains or at the beach – present a number of legal and tax planning opportunities. A little secret: Most of what you'll read here also … [Read more...]
“But Can She REALLY Do This, Bob?”
Tales From The Mason Law Horror Files . . . Once Upon A Time . . . Margaret and Jim Anderson raised their three children, Princess, Bud and Kitten in the 1950’s and 1960’s in the Greystone area … [Read more...]
10 Great Ways to Cause an Elder Law Train Wreck
As an elder law and special needs attorney I get a track-side seat for a pile of planning train wrecks: Here are the best ones . . . This is a column for the contrarians among us who will insist, … [Read more...]
