Buying Your First Home? 12 Tips & Traps
It’s finally March, the first month of spring and the start of house-hunting season. Buying your first home is a big deal. It’s a large financial investment, and it’s often an emotional [...]
Mountain Dearborn Prevails in SJC Decision to Protect Spouses Who Are Left Out of Wills
A January 8th decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) supported the claim of a second wife, represented by Mountain Dearborn, who sought to receive her legal share of the real [...]
Want to Avoid Politics at Thanksgiving? Try This Important Conversation
Ah, Thanksgiving—a time when families gather, usually at one table, for good food, good cheer and—well, maybe not always—good conversation. Politics is a non-starter for many families. So this year, instead of [...]
Lessons from “Lady Bird”: Four Reasons Why You Need a Will to Determine Who Gets What
Lady Bird is my hands-down favorite film this year. Like the protagonist, I spent my formative years in Catholic schools. The movie prompted fond memories of plaid uniforms, cotton knee socks that [...]
For Your Digital Assets, There Is Life After Death
You’re working on your estate plan with your attorney, and she asks if you’re on Facebook. Don’t be alarmed—she’s not trying to “friend” you. There’s a good reason for her question: your [...]
“The Big Sick” Offers Big Lessons About Health Care Proxies
April 16 is National Healthcare Decision Day, kicking off a week of awareness for advanced health care planning. There’s no better time to execute a health care proxy, if you don’t yet [...]
How I Know That Florence Foster Jenkins Did Not Consult Her Estate Planning Attorney
A New York City socialite, heiress to a massive fortune, Florence Foster Jenkins blindly took a huge risk when she attempted to change her will—if the movie version of her story is [...]
Attorney Nina T. Dow Joins Mountain Dearborn
Mountain, Dearborn & Whiting LLP is pleased to announce that Attorney Nina T. Dow has become associated with the law firm. Nina earned her J.D. at Suffolk University Law School and an [...]
I Won the Lottery! Now What?
It’s 11:00 p.m., and you’re watching the drawing for Powerball or Mega Millions. Or maybe it’s Friday night after work, and you’re scraping your weekly scratch ticket. You stare at the numbers [...]
