Atty. Eric D. Correira Joins Harvard Legal Services Center Leadership Council
Atty. Eric D. Correira was recently invited to join the Leadership Council for the WilmerHale Legal Services Center for Harvard Law School. Over the last several years, Atty. Correira has informally advised clinic students representing clients in the areas of estate planning and elder law. The Legal Services Center is an invaluable resource for Massachusetts […]
Read More »Atty. Eric D. Correira Joins Harvard Legal Services Center Leadership Council
Atty. Eric D. Correira was recently invited to join the Leadership Council for the WilmerHale Legal Services Center for Harvard Law School. Over the last several years, Atty. Correira has informally advised clinic students representing clients in the areas of estate planning and elder law. The Legal Services Center is an invaluable resource for Massachusetts […]
Read More »New England Regional Elder Law Program, Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Millbury, MA
On November 1, 2024, Attorney Eric D. Correira spoke at an all day, regional elder law program hosted by the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. From the MANAELA website: “Do your clients own a vacation home in New Hampshire, Vermont, or on the Cape? Do they live on the border […]
Read More »Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Quotes Atty. Eric D. Correira
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recently quoted Atty. Eric D. Correira regarding a Massachusetts Appeals Court case in which the Court found that extrinsic evidence could be used to prove the validity of a will signed by the testator’s conservator under the conservator’s mistaken belief that his appointment gave him the power to do so. In the Matter […]
Read More »Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Quotes Atty. Eric D. Correira
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recently quoted Atty. Eric D. Correira regarding a Massachusetts Appeals Court case in which the Court found that extrinsic evidence could be used to prove the validity of a will signed by the testator’s conservator under the conservator’s mistaken belief that his appointment gave him the power to do so. In the […]
Read More »Rhode Island Probate Online Seminar, National Business Institute
On June 6, 2024, Attorney Eric D. Correira spoke at an all day online seminar presented by the National Business Institute entitled “Rhode Island Probate from Start to Finish.” The seminar provided an overview of the probate process, including initial filings in the probate court, probate disputes and litigation, the inventory and appraisals, probate versus […]
Read More »Atty. Eric D. Correira Quoted by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recently quoted Atty. Eric D. Correira regarding a Massachusetts Appeals Court decision of first impression that a disinherited son’s status as an “interested person” under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) did not give him standing to contest his stepmother’s appointment as personal representative of his father’s estate. In the Matter of the […]
Read More »Atty. Eric D. Correira Quoted by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly recently quoted Atty. Eric D. Correira regarding a Massachusetts Appeals Court decision of first impression that a disinherited son’s status as an “interested person” under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) did not give him standing to contest his stepmother’s appointment as personal representative of his father’s estate. In the Matter of […]
Read More »Massachusetts Increases State Estate Tax Exemption
As part of the tax relief package passed in Massachusetts on October 4, 2023, the Massachusetts estate tax exemption has been increased to $2 million retroactive to January 1, 2023. While the firm will directly contact all clients that are now entitled to an estate tax refund, all clients living in Massachusetts or owning real […]
Read More »Atty. Eric D. Correira Interviewed by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Atty. Eric D. Correira was interviewed by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly regarding a recent Massachusetts Appeals Court petition for partition case. In Lodigiani, et al. v. Pare, et al., the Court ruled that although a property was subject to a life estate, two remainderman could seek costs from the third remainderman for the expenses they incurred mitigating […]
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