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1. Thomas LaPorte North Andover, MA
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  McGeorge School of Law, J.D. 1994
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Timothy J. Hlavac

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Carmen A. Frattaroli

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Jon T Skerry

Farms, Estate Planning, Divorce, Child Support

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Jacob S. Segal

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Matthew Karr

Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law

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17 Andover St., Danvers, MA 01923

Stephen Mooney

Bankruptcy, Corporate, Estate Administration, Estate Planning

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5 Essex Green Drive, Peabody, MA 01960

John James Fry

Litigation, Intellectual Property, Estate Planning, Business

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John J. Fry

Litigation, Intellectual Property, Estate Planning, Business

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EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 (ERISA)

A federal law passed to protect pension rights. ERISA: sets minimum standards for pension plans, guaranteeing that pension rights cannot be unfairly denied to o... (more...)

A federal law passed to protect pension rights. ERISA: sets minimum standards for pension plans, guaranteeing that pension rights cannot be unfairly denied to or taken from a worker provides some protection for workers in the event certain types of pension plans cannot pay the benefits to which workers are entitled, and requires that employers provide full and clear information about employees' pension rights, including the way pension benefits accumulate, how the company invests pension funds, and when and how pension benefits can be collected.

KINDRED

Under some state's probate codes, all relatives of a deceased person.

POUR-OVER WILL

A will that 'pours over' property into a trust when the will maker dies. Property left through the will must go through probate before it goes into the trust.

INCOMPETENCE

The inability, as determined by a court, to handle one's own personal or financial affairs. A court may declare that a person is incompetent after a hearing at ... (more...)

The inability, as determined by a court, to handle one's own personal or financial affairs. A court may declare that a person is incompetent after a hearing at which the person is present and/or represented by an attorney. A finding of incompetence may lead to the appointment of a conservator to manage the person's affairs. Also known as 'incompetency.'

AUGMENTED ESTATE

In general terms, an augmented estate consists of property owned by both a deceased person and his or her spouse. The concept of the augmented estate is used on... (more...)

In general terms, an augmented estate consists of property owned by both a deceased person and his or her spouse. The concept of the augmented estate is used only in some states. Its value is calculated only if a surviving spouse declines whatever he or she was left by will and instead claims a share of the deceased spouse's estate. (This is called taking against the will.) The amount of this 'statutory share' or 'elective share' depends on state law.

NONPROBATE

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surv... (more...)

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surviving spouse and property left outside of a will through probate-avoidance methods such as pay-on-death designations, joint tenancy ownership, living trusts and life insurance. Property that avoids probate is sometimes described as the 'nonprobate estate.' Nonprobate distribution may also occur if the deceased person leaves an invalid will. In that case, property will pass according to the particular state's laws of intestate succession.

GRANT DEED

A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as descri... (more...)

A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as described in the deed. This is the most commonly used type of deed. Compare quitclaim deed.

SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE

The person or institution who takes over the management of trust property when the original trustee has died or become incapacitated.

QDOT TRUST

A trust used to postpone estate tax when more than the amount of the personal federal estate tax exemption is left to a non-U.S. citizen spouse by the other spo... (more...)

A trust used to postpone estate tax when more than the amount of the personal federal estate tax exemption is left to a non-U.S. citizen spouse by the other spouse. QDOT stands for qualified domestic trust.

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Valerie A. McCormack

Walter A. Costello

Timothy J. Hlavac

Carmen A. Frattaroli

Jon T Skerry

Jacob S. Segal

Matthew Karr

Stephen Mooney

John James Fry

John J. Fry

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EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 (ERISA)

KINDRED

POUR-OVER WILL

INCOMPETENCE

AUGMENTED ESTATE

NONPROBATE

GRANT DEED

SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE

QDOT TRUST

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Dwyer v. Dwyer

Shultz v. Shultz

Germain v. Girard

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