Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Massachusetts Estate Taxes
Why the Recent Changes Could Cost Your Family Millions—and How You Can Protect Your Legacy Here is where the Massachusetts...
Elder Law & Long-Term Care Planning
Massachusetts Health Care Proxy
A health care proxy names the person who can make medical decisions for you if you cannot make them yourself....
Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Massachusetts Inheritance Laws: Who Inherits When There Is No Will?
Massachusetts Has Inheritance Laws Whether You Write a Will or Not Most people call them inheritance laws. Massachusetts calls it...
Elder Law & Long-Term Care Planning
MassHealth Eligibility
MassHealth is Massachusetts Medicaid, but it is not one single eligibility test, and that is why most people land on...
Elder Law & Long-Term Care Planning MassHealth Long-Term Care Applications & Renewals Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Protecting a Home From Medicaid in Massachusetts
Can a nursing home take your house in Massachusetts? No. The nursing home does not take your house. The nursing...
Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Should ChatGPT Draft Your Estate Plan?
Should ChatGPT Draft Your Estate Plan? See what happened when I asked it the same question! In the world of estate...
Elder Law & Long-Term Care Planning MassHealth Long-Term Care Applications & Renewals
What are my rights as a nursing home resident?
A nursing home resident in Massachusetts keeps almost every right they had before they walked through the door. Moving into...
What is Special Needs Planning?
What is Special Needs Planning? At Monteforte Law, we work with a lot of families who have a loved one...
Wealth Preservation Planning Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
What Is a Life Insurance Trust (ILIT) in Massachusetts?
A life insurance trust, often called an ILIT, is a trust that holds your life insurance policy. It controls how...
MassHealth Long-Term Care Applications & Renewals Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
What Is A Burial Trust?
A burial trust is a way to set money aside for your funeral so that MassHealth does not count it...