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901 Eastern Ave Suite 2 Fall River, MA 02723» view map
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Fall River Lawyers

At the Botelho Law Group we have several attorneys, with different specializations; to help your case’s individual needs.

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1. Joseph Botelho Fall River, MA
  Attorney at Law- MA, 2000
  University of Massachusetts School of Law, J.D. 2000
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James A. Donnelly

Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Family Law, Child Support

Status: In Good Standing

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275 Martine Street, Fall River, MA 02723

Stephen A Lechter

Real Estate, Estate Planning, Family Law, Personal Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 49 Years

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300 N Main St, Attleboro, MA 02703

Michael Luey

Trusts, Gift Taxation

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 56 Years

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31 Middle Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719

Michelle M. Gagne

Estate Planning, Divorce, Juvenile Law, Criminal

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275 Martine St., Fall River, MA 02723

Eliot Brais

Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, DUI-DWI, Insurance

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9300 S Dadeland Blvd, North Attleboro, MA 02760

Laurie Phillips Mullen

Estate Planning, Family Law, Criminal, Contract

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 35 Years

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1 Victoria Lane, Rehoboth, MA 02769

Michael P. Costa

Personal Injury, DUI-DWI, Divorce, Estate Planning

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1010 G.A.R. Highway, Swansea, MA 02777

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LEGAL TERMS

AB TRUST

A trust that allows couples to reduce or avoid estate taxes. Each spouse puts his or her property in an AB trust. When the first spouse dies, his or her half of... (more...)

A trust that allows couples to reduce or avoid estate taxes. Each spouse puts his or her property in an AB trust. When the first spouse dies, his or her half of the property goes to the beneficiaries named in the trust -- commonly, the grown children of the couple -- with the crucial condition that the surviving spouse has the right to use the property for life and is entitled to any income it generates. The surviving spouse may even be allowed to spend principal in certain circumstances. When the surviving spouse dies, the property passes to the trust beneficiaries. It is not considered part of the second spouse's estate for estate tax purposes. Using this kind of trust keeps the second spouse's taxable estate half the size it would be if the property were left directly to the spouse. This type of trust is also known as a bypass or credit shelter trust.

PROVING A WILL

Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily sat... (more...)

Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily satisfies by showing that the will was signed and dated by the deceased person in front of two or more witnesses. When the will is holographic -- that is, completely handwritten by the deceased and not witnessed, it is still valid in many states if the executor can produce relatives and friends to testify that the handwriting is that of the deceased.

BENEFICIARY

A person or organization legally entitled to receive benefits through a legal device, such as a will, trust or life insurance policy.

BANKRUPTCY ESTATE

All of the property you own when you file for bankruptcy, except for most pensions and educational trusts. The trustee technically takes control of your bankrup... (more...)

All of the property you own when you file for bankruptcy, except for most pensions and educational trusts. The trustee technically takes control of your bankruptcy estate for the duration of your case.

INTESTATE SUCCESSION

The method by which property is distributed when a person dies without a valid will. Each state's law provides that the property be distributed to the closest s... (more...)

The method by which property is distributed when a person dies without a valid will. Each state's law provides that the property be distributed to the closest surviving relatives. In most states, the surviving spouse, children, parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, and next of kin inherit, in that order.

INTER VIVOS TRUST

The Latin name, favored by some lawyers, for a living trust. 'Inter vivos' is Latin for 'between the living.'

BEQUEATH

A legal term sometimes used in wills that means 'leave' -- for example, 'I bequeath my garden tools to my brother-in-law, Buster Jenkins.'

RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For examp... (more...)

An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For example, a person would not be allowed to leave property to her husband for his life, then to her children for their lives, then to her grandchildren. The gift would potentially go to the grandchildren at a point too remote in time.

Bristol County, MA Estate Planning Lawyers

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James A. Donnelly

Stephen A Lechter

Michael Luey

Michelle M. Gagne

Eliot Brais

Laurie Phillips Mullen

Michael P. Costa

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AB TRUST

PROVING A WILL

BENEFICIARY

BANKRUPTCY ESTATE

INTESTATE SUCCESSION

INTER VIVOS TRUST

BEQUEATH

RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

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SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Dwyer v. Dwyer

Shultz v. Shultz

Germain v. Girard

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