Estate Planning for Gay and Lesbian Couples

Extensive Experience Serving the GLBT Community

When you come to Fitzpatrick & Associates in Tewksbury, Massachusetts for your estate planning concerns, you will find yourself in a supportive and accepting environment. We understand the particular concerns that gay and lesbian couples face in estate planning matters, and we understand the laws governing this area.

We know the issues that you are likely to confront. We will work diligently to ensure that you and your partner/spouse are legally recognized as a couple, even if your parents or other family members do not approve of your relationship.

Attorneys Handling All Estate Planning Matters

You may be facing many of the same legal issues facing any other couple. You may need a will or a trust to effectively transfer your property. You may need to create health care proxies or durable powers of attorney, to give legal authority to your partner to make important financial and medical decisions. In Massachusetts, you may be married.

Even if you are married, there are still likely to be important and unique considerations. The tax implications of passing assets between same-sex couples/spouses can be significant; by planning effectively, you can minimize these tax consequences. The potential for will contests may increase with each person who could have inherited based upon Massachusetts intestate succession law (what governs if your will is found to be invalid.) We draft your legal documents with potential challenges in mind, working to minimize the likelihood of such challenges.

Contact Our Estate Planning Lawyers Today

Planning ahead can ensure that you and partner/spouse are protected under the law. If you are ready to prepare your estate plan and you want an attorney who has experience addressing estate planning for gay and lesbian couples, come to our law offices.

Contact us today to discuss your estate planning issues. Call us at 978-640-0620 for your free initial consultation.