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# SSB LLC | Samuel, Sayward, & Baler LLC | Dedham, MA lawyers

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://ssbllc.com/blog/)
- [What’s Love Got to do with it? – Estate planning for Second Marriages](https://ssbllc.com/planning-for-a-second-or-third-marriage/)
- [Attorney Brittany Citron Gives An Overview Of Her Experience And Her Practice For Our Smart Counsel For Lunch Series](https://ssbllc.com/attorney-brittany-citron-gives-an-overview-of-her-experience-and-her-practice-for-our-smart-counsel-for-lunch-series/)
- [Estate Tax Planning for Married Couples: What You Need to Know](https://ssbllc.com/estate-tax-planning-for-married-couples-what-you-need-to-know/)
- [Five Reasons AI and Estate Planning Don’t Mix](https://ssbllc.com/five-reasons-ai-and-estate-planning-dont-mix/)
- [The Massachusetts Homestead Law: What it Protects—and What it Doesn’t](https://ssbllc.com/the-massachusetts-homestead-law-what-it-protects-and-what-it-doesnt/)
- [Residential Tax Exemption and Trusts](https://ssbllc.com/residential-tax-exemption-and-trusts/)
- [Five Assets Includable in Your Taxable Estate - and One that Isn't](https://ssbllc.com/five-assets-includable-in-your-taxable-estate-and-one-that-isnt/)
- [Five Facts to Know About Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits](https://ssbllc.com/five-facts-to-know-about-veterans-aid-and-attendance-benefits/)
- [What’s New at Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC – Don’t Miss Our July 2026 Newsletter](https://ssbllc.com/whats-new-at-samuel-sayward-baler-llc-dont-miss-our-july-2026-newsletter/)
- [What are Capital Gains Taxes?](https://ssbllc.com/what-are-capital-gains-taxes/)
- [How Getting Married Affects Your Taxes, Estate Plan & Estate Tax](https://ssbllc.com/how-getting-married-affects-your-taxes-estate-plan-estate-tax/)
- [Kids Home from College? Here are Three Essential Documents for Your Young Adult Children](https://ssbllc.com/kids-home-from-college-here-are-three-essential-documents-for-your-young-adult-children/)
- [5 Types of Taxes to Consider for Estate Planning](https://ssbllc.com/5-types-of-taxes-to-consider-for-estate-planning/)
- [Where There's a Will, There's a Relative](https://ssbllc.com/where-theres-a-will-theres-a-relative/)
- [What Father’s Day Reminds Us About Planning for Your Family](https://ssbllc.com/what-fathers-day-reminds-us-about-planning-for-your-family/)
- [Five Estate Planning Issues Non-Traditional Families Should Not Ignore](https://ssbllc.com/five-estate-planning-issues-non-traditional-families-should-not-ignore/)
- [What Happens If I Don’t Have An Estate Plan?](https://ssbllc.com/what-happens-if-i-dont-have-an-estate-plan/)
- [National Elder Law Month: Key Legal Issues Affecting Seniors](https://ssbllc.com/national-elder-law-month-key-legal-issues-affecting-seniors/)
- [Three Paths, One Legacy: How to Leave Money to Your Kids](https://ssbllc.com/three-paths-one-legacy-how-to-leave-money-to-your-kids/)
- [5 Things Parents with Young Children Need to Know about Estate Planning](https://ssbllc.com/5-things-parents-with-young-children-need-to-know-about-estate-planning/)
- [What’s New at Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC – Don’t Miss Our April 2026 Newsletter](https://ssbllc.com/whats-new-at-samuel-sayward-baler-llc-dont-miss-our-april-2026-newsletter/)
- [One Mom’s Guide to Estate Planning: What Every Parent Should Know - Upcoming Seminar May 12th at 6PM](https://ssbllc.com/one-moms-guide-to-estate-planning-what-every-parent-should-know-upcoming-seminar-may-12th-at-6pm/)
- [Your Kids, Your Plan: Choosing Short-Term and Long-Term Guardians](https://ssbllc.com/your-kids-your-plan-choosing-short-term-and-long-term-guardians/)
- [AI & Estate Planning: What You Should Know](https://ssbllc.com/ai-estate-planning-what-you-should-know/)
- [5 Estate Planning Myths for Young Families](https://ssbllc.com/5-estate-planning-myths-for-young-families/)
- [Smart Counsel Interview: Christina Pavlina, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Jane Does Well](https://ssbllc.com/smart-counsel-interview-christina-pavlina-co-founder-and-executive-director-of-jane-does-well/)
- [Why ‘Everything Goes to My Family Anyway’ Isn’t a Plan](https://ssbllc.com/why-everything-goes-to-my-family-anyway-isnt-a-plan/)
- [Why You Should Think Twice Before Naming a Minor Child as Beneficiary](https://ssbllc.com/why-you-should-think-twice-before-naming-a-minor-child-as-beneficiary/)
- [Five Things an Estate Planning Attorney Thinks About While Stuck at Home During a Blizzard](https://ssbllc.com/five-things-an-estate-planning-attorney-thinks-about-while-stuck-at-home-during-a-blizzard/)
- [Do Fundraised Assets Belong to the Estate?](https://ssbllc.com/do-fundraised-assets-belong-to-the-estate/)
- [Smart Counsel Interview: Jolie Loetz on Blood Cancer United and Making an Impact](https://ssbllc.com/smart-counsel-interview-jolie-loetz-on-blood-cancer-united-and-making-an-impact/)
- [Broken Hearts and Lost Inheritances: Protecting Money Left to a Divorcing Child](https://ssbllc.com/broken-hearts-and-lost-inheritances-protecting-money-left-to-a-divorcing-child/)
- [Five Ways a Trust Is Better Than a Will](https://ssbllc.com/five-ways-a-trust-is-better-than-a-will/)
- [What’s New at Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC – Don’t Miss Our January 2026 Newsletter](https://ssbllc.com/whats-new-at-samuel-sayward-baler-llc-dont-miss-our-january-2026-newsletter/)
- [The Income Tax Differences Between Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts](https://ssbllc.com/the-income-tax-differences-between-revocable-and-irrevocable-trusts/)
- [Planning for Incapacity Protecting Your Future & Preserving Your Assets](https://ssbllc.com/planning-for-incapacity-protecting-your-future-preserving-your-assets/)
- [Key Issues to be Aware of When Transferring Real Estate to a Revocable Trust](https://ssbllc.com/key-issues-to-be-aware-of-when-transferring-real-estate-to-a-revocable-trust/)
- [5 Estate Plan Resolutions](https://ssbllc.com/5-estate-plan-resolutions/)
- [To Gift or Not to Gift: Understanding Basis](https://ssbllc.com/to-gift-or-not-to-gift-understanding-basis/)
- [Happy Holidays from Samuel, Sayward & Baler](https://ssbllc.com/happy-holidays-from-samuel-sayward-baler/)
- [Heir vs. Beneficiary: What’s the Difference?](https://ssbllc.com/heir-vs-beneficiary-whats-the-difference/)
- [Five Things a Successor Trustee Needs to Do When the Grantor Dies](https://ssbllc.com/five-things-a-successor-trustee-needs-to-do-when-the-grantor-dies/)
- [So You’ve Been Named as a Trustee — Now What?](https://ssbllc.com/so-youve-been-named-as-a-trustee-now-what/) - Few moments in life bring such a mix of honor and anxiety as being named as a Trustee. It’s an important role — a sign that someone trusted you deeply — but it’s also a serious legal and financial responsibility. Trustees are tasked with managing the assets of a trust for the benefit of others,
- [Massachusetts’ New Real Estate Withholding Law Explained](https://ssbllc.com/massachusetts-new-real-estate-withholding-law-explained/)
- [5 Reasons to Avoid Probate](https://ssbllc.com/5-reasons-to-avoid-probate/)
- [What’s New at Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC – Don’t Miss Our October 2025 Newsletter](https://ssbllc.com/whats-new-at-samuel-sayward-baler-llc-dont-miss-our-october-2025-newsletter/)
- [National Estate Planning Awareness Week – Special Announcements, Our Gift to You and Upcoming Seminar!](https://ssbllc.com/national-estate-planning-awareness-week-special-announcements-and-upcoming-seminar/)
- [Estate Planning for Young Families - Nov 6th - in person seminar!](https://ssbllc.com/estate-planning-for-young-families-in-person-seminar/)
- [In Good Hands: What to Consider When Naming Fiduciaries](https://ssbllc.com/in-good-hands-what-to-consider-when-naming-fiduciaries/)
- [What is Probate?](https://ssbllc.com/what-is-probate/)
- [Five Things To Do When a Loved One Passes Away](https://ssbllc.com/five-things-to-do-when-a-loved-one-passes-away-2/)
- [Attorney Sean Downing’s Smart Counsel Interview with Chelsea Lanson from HESSCO](https://ssbllc.com/attorney-sean-downings-smart-counsel-interview-with-chelsea-lanson-from-hessco/)
- [Smart Counsel LIVE!: In-Person Seminar on the Pitfalls of Probate](https://ssbllc.com/join-us-for-an-exclusive-seminar-on-the-pitfalls-of-probate-hosted-by-attorneys-brittany-hinojosa-citron-and-leah-kofos-right-here-in-the-office-at-ssb/)
- [Lawyers Are Expensive – So Why Do I Need One?](https://ssbllc.com/lawyers-are-expensive-so-why-do-i-need-one/)
- [A Trap for the Unwary: RMD for 2025](https://ssbllc.com/a-trap-for-the-unwary-rmd-for-2025/)
- [Five Things to Know About the Massachusetts Estate Tax](https://ssbllc.com/five-things-to-know-about-the-massachusetts-estate-tax/)
- [The Importance of Incapacity Documents (Health Care Proxy & POA)](https://ssbllc.com/the-importance-of-incapacity-documents/)
- [New Report from the FTC on Scammers and How Seniors Can Use Estate Planning to Help Protect Their Assets](https://ssbllc.com/new-report-from-the-ftc-on-scammers-and-how-seniors-can-use-estate-planning-to-help-protect-their-assets/)
- [The Pitfalls of Estate Planning and AI](https://ssbllc.com/the-pitfalls-of-estate-planning/) - Attorney Sean Downing discusses The Pitfalls of Estate Planning and AI, for our Smart Counsel for Lunch Series. Please watch and if you have any questions or want to learn more please call us at 781 461-1020.
- [5 Things to Know About Funding Your Trust](https://ssbllc.com/5-things-to-know-about-funding-your-trust/)
- [What’s New at Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC – Don’t Miss Our July 2025 Newsletter](https://ssbllc.com/whats-new-at-samuel-sayward-baler-llc-dont-miss-our-july-2025-newsletter/)
- [Protect Your Summer Sanctuary: Put That Beach House in a Trust](https://ssbllc.com/protect-your-summer-sanctuary-put-that-beach-house-in-a-trust/) - Protect Your Summer Sanctuary: Put That Beach House in a Trust Summer is in full swing - the beach towels are out, the sunscreen is packed, and your family is headed to your beloved vacation home for another season of treasured memories. Maybe it’s the Cape Cod beach house, a lakeside cabin in New Hampshire,
- [Reminder Our Office is Closed on Fridays During July and August](https://ssbllc.com/reminder-our-office-is-closed-on-fridays-during-july-and-august/)
- [Attorney Suzanne Sayward discusses the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and Estate Taxes](https://ssbllc.com/attorney-suzanne-sayward-discusses-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-obbba-and-estate-taxes/)
- [What Happens When You Pass Away Without an Estate Plan?](https://ssbllc.com/what-happens-when-you-pass-away-without-an-estate-plan/)
- [5 Ways Having Children Changes Your Estate Plan (and Your Life)](https://ssbllc.com/5-ways-having-children-changes-your-estate-plan-and-your-life/)
- [Attorney Suzanne Sayward’s Smart Counsel interview with Steve Pepe from Longbridge Financial, LLC.](https://ssbllc.com/attorney-suzanne-saywards-smart-counsel-interview-with-steve-pepe-from-longbridge-financial-llc/)
- [Incapacity Documents for Recent Grads](https://ssbllc.com/graduations-and-incapacity-documents/)
- [LGBTQ Concerns for Estate Planning](https://ssbllc.com/lgbtq-concerns-for-estate-planning/)
- [Five Estate Planning Topics for Sunny Summer Days](https://ssbllc.com/five-estate-planning-topics-for-sunny-summer-days/)
- [New SSB Attorney - Welcome Sean Downing!](https://ssbllc.com/new-ssb-attorney-welcome-sean-downing/)
- [The Importance of Good Advice in the Medicaid Application Process](https://ssbllc.com/understanding-medicaid-eligibility-and-application-process/)
- [Think Before You Gift: How Medicaid Sees Your Financial Generosity](https://ssbllc.com/think-before-you-gift-how-medicaid-sees-your-financial-generosity/)
- [5 Things to Know about Your Home and Paying for Long-term Care](https://ssbllc.com/5-things-to-know-about-your-home-and-paying-for-long-term-care/)
- [May is Elder Law Month - 5 Myths About Elder Law](https://ssbllc.com/may-is-elder-law-month-5-myths-about-elder-law/)
- [What’s New at Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC – Don’t Miss Our April 2025 Newsletter](https://ssbllc.com/whats-new-at-samuel-sayward-baler-llc-dont-miss-our-april-2025-newsletter/)
- [Watch Out for Scams!](https://ssbllc.com/watch-out-for-scams/)
- [Thank You For Five Years of Loyal Viewership](https://ssbllc.com/thank-you-for-five-years-of-loyal-viewership/)
- [Life Insurance and Taxes](https://ssbllc.com/life-insurance-and-taxes/)
- [What's New at Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC - Don't Miss Our January 2025 Newsletter](https://ssbllc.com/whats-new-at-samuel-sayward-baler-llc-dont-miss-our-january-2025-newsletter/)
- [April: A Guide to Estate Planning](https://ssbllc.com/april-a-guide-to-estate-planning/)
- [Smart Counsel Series Funeral Planning, Green Burials and Organ Donation](https://ssbllc.com/smart-counsel-series-funeral-planning-green-burials-and-organ-donation/)
- [Luck (o’ the Irish) is Not a Reliable Estate Planning Technique](https://ssbllc.com/luck-o-the-irish-is-not-a-reliable-estate-planning-technique/)
- [Five Ways to Make It Easier For Your Family After You Pass Away](https://ssbllc.com/five-ways-to-make-it-easier-for-your-family-after-you-pass-away/)
- [How is Estate Planning Similar to Gardening?](https://ssbllc.com/how-is-estate-planning-similar-to-gardening/)
- [Debunking Five Estate Planning Myths and Misconceptions](https://ssbllc.com/debunking-five-estate-planning-myths-and-misconceptions/)
- [Leaving A Legacy of Love (& Money)](https://ssbllc.com/leaving-a-legacy-of-love-money/)
- [Five Things to Do Before the End of the Year](https://ssbllc.com/five-things-to-do-before-the-end-of-the-year/)
- [Estate Planning for the New Year](https://ssbllc.com/estate-planning-for-the-new-year/)
- [Can You Avoid Filing Estate Tax Returns With Last-Minute Gifting?](https://ssbllc.com/can-you-avoid-filing-estate-tax-returns-with-last-minute-gifting/)
- [If the Shoe Fits: Five Benefits of Paying for Long-Term Care Yourself](https://ssbllc.com/if-the-shoe-fits-five-benefits-of-paying-for-long-term-care-yourself/)
- [Navigating the Necessary: Critical First-Year Decisions After Losing a Loved One](https://ssbllc.com/navigating-the-necessary-critical-first-year-decisions-after-losing-a-loved-one/)
- [Dog Days of Summer: Caring for Your Pets with Your Estate Plan](https://ssbllc.com/dog-days-of-summer-caring-for-your-pets-with-your-estate-plan/)
- [Understanding Pooled Trusts: Protecting Assets and Benefits for Individuals with Disabilities, Including Older Adults](https://ssbllc.com/understanding-pooled-trusts-protecting-assets-and-benefits-for-individuals-with-disabilities-including-older-adults/)
- [Smart Counsel Interview with FriendshipWorks](https://ssbllc.com/attorney-leah-kofos-interview-with-friendshipworks-executive-director-janet-seckel-cerrotti/)
- [Preserving Your Pot of Gold: Smart Strategies for Preserving Your Assets](https://ssbllc.com/preserving-your-pot-of-gold-smart-strategies-for-preserving-your-assets/)
- [The Differences Between a Named and Appointed Personal Representative](https://ssbllc.com/the-differences-between-a-named-and-appointed-personal-representative/)
- [Five Things to Know When Transferring Your Home to a Revocable Trust](https://ssbllc.com/five-things-to-know-when-transferring-your-home-to-a-revocable-trust/)
- [Organization and Your Estate Plan](https://ssbllc.com/organization-and-your-estate-plan/)
- [Prenuptial Agreements](https://ssbllc.com/prenuptial-agreements/)
- [Five Estate Planning Myths](https://ssbllc.com/five-estate-planning-myths/)
- [Your Legal Obligations Regarding Tax Filings](https://ssbllc.com/your-legal-obligations-regarding-tax-filings/)
- [Corporate Transparency Act Whiplash](https://ssbllc.com/corporate-transparency-act-whiplash/)
- [5 Resolutions for the New Year](https://ssbllc.com/5-resolutions-for-the-new-year/)
- [Happy New Year from Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC!](https://ssbllc.com/happy-new-year-from-samuel-sayward-baler-llc/)
- [Happy Holidays from Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC!](https://ssbllc.com/happy-holidays-from-samuel-sayward-baler-llc-2024/)
- [Avoid Last-Minute Chaos: What Estate Planning Can Learn from the Holidays](https://ssbllc.com/avoid-last-minute-chaos-what-estate-planning-can-learn-from-the-holidays/)
- [Attorney Brittany Hinojosa Citron's Smart Counsel Interview with Mariah Riess, an End-of-life Doula](https://ssbllc.com/attorney-brittany-hinojosa-citrons-smart-counsel-interview-with-mariah-riess-an-end-of-life-doula/)
- [Happy Thanksgiving!](https://ssbllc.com/happy-thanksgiving-2/)
- [Estate Planning and Gratitude](https://ssbllc.com/estate-planning-and-gratitude/)
- [To Serve or Not to Serve](https://ssbllc.com/to-serve-or-not-to-serve/)
- [Five Things Your Family Will Be Thankful For](https://ssbllc.com/five-things-your-family-will-be-thankful-for/)
- [What's New at Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC - Don't Miss Our October 2024 Newsletter](https://ssbllc.com/whats-new-at-samuel-sayward-baler-llc-dont-miss-our-october-2024-newsletter/)
- [Happy National Estate Planning Awareness Week!](https://ssbllc.com/happy-national-estate-planning-awareness-week/)
- [What is an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT)?](https://ssbllc.com/what-is-an-irrevocable-life-insurance-trust-ilit/)
- [5 Ways to Own Your Home: Understanding Different Types of Property Ownership](https://ssbllc.com/5-ways-to-own-your-home-understanding-different-types-of-property-ownership/)
- [Testamentary Trusts Explained](https://ssbllc.com/testamentary-trusts-explained/)
- [Living Wills and End of Life Care](https://ssbllc.com/living-wills-and-end-of-life-care/)
- [Five Ways that a Trust Beats a Will](https://ssbllc.com/five-ways-that-a-trust-beats-a-will/)
- [Estate Planning Hurdles](https://ssbllc.com/estate-planning-hurdles/)
- [Estate Planning on a Different Court](https://ssbllc.com/estate-planning-on-a-different-court/)
- [Why Your Children and Relatives Need an Estate Plan](https://ssbllc.com/why-everyone-should-have-an-updated-estate-plan/)
- [What's New at Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC - Don't Miss Our July 2024 Newsletter](https://ssbllc.com/whats-new-at-samuel-sayward-baler-llc-dont-miss-our-july-2024-newsletter/)
- [How a Marriage or Divorce Can Affect Your Estate Plan](https://ssbllc.com/how-a-marriage-or-divorce-can-affect-your-estate-plan/)
- [Sale on Estate Plans](https://ssbllc.com/our-sale-on-estate-plans/)
- [Five Ways to Maintain Your Independence As You Age](https://ssbllc.com/five-ways-to-maintain-your-independence-as-you-age/)
- [Revocable Trusts - What they are and how they can be used](https://ssbllc.com/revocable-trusts-what-they-are-and-how-they-can-be-used/)
- [Talking to Your Parents about Estate Planning](https://ssbllc.com/talking-to-your-parents-about-estate-planning/)
- [From Summer Fling to Forever: 5 Estate Planning Considerations for Couples](https://ssbllc.com/from-summer-fling-to-forever-5-estate-planning-considerations-for-couples/)
- [An Overview of Our Estate Planning Process](https://ssbllc.com/an-overview-of-our-estate-planning-process/)
- [Differences between the Health Care Proxy and Living Will](https://ssbllc.com/health-care-proxy-living-wills-in-massachusetts/)
- [Meet Attorney Leah Kofos!](https://ssbllc.com/attorney-leah-kofos-introduces-herself-for-our-smart-counsel-for-lunch-series/)
- [5 Things your Mom would Tell you if your Mom was an Estate Planning Attorney](https://ssbllc.com/5-things-your-mom-would-tell-you-if-your-mom-was-an-estate-planning-attorney/)
- [What's New at Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC - Don't Miss Our Spring 2024 Newsletter](https://ssbllc.com/whats-new-at-samuel-sayward-baler-llc-dont-miss-our-spring-2024-newsletter/)
- [What's New at Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC - Don't Miss Our January 2024 Newsletter](https://ssbllc.com/whats-new-at-samuel-sayward-baler-llc-dont-miss-our-january-2024-newsletter/)
- [Getting Important Documents in Place for Your Child](https://ssbllc.com/getting-important-documents-in-place-for-your-child/)
- [Death and Taxes](https://ssbllc.com/death-and-taxes/)
- [New Smart Counsel Interviews - Dianne Savastano from Health Assist on Hospice](https://ssbllc.com/new-smart-counsel-interviews-inaugural-interview-with-dianne-savastano-from-health-assist-on-hospice/)
- [Understanding the Massachusetts Homestead Law: Protecting Your Home and Family](https://ssbllc.com/understanding-the-massachusetts-homestead-law-protecting-your-home-and-family/)
- [Five Questions and Answers About the New Massachusetts Estate Tax Law](https://ssbllc.com/five-questions-and-answers-about-the-new-massachusetts-estate-tax-law/)
- [Attorney Suzanne Sayward discusses Fiduciaries](https://ssbllc.com/attorney-suzanne-sayward-discusses-fiduciaries/)
- [Love Stinks (Sometimes): A Case for Pre-Nups and Lifetime Trust Shares](https://ssbllc.com/love-stinks-sometimes-a-case-for-pre-nups-and-lifetime-trust-shares/)
- [Five Things To Do When a Loved One Passes Away](https://ssbllc.com/five-things-to-do-when-a-loved-one-passes-away/)
- [What's New at Samuel, Sayward & Baler LLC - Don't Miss Our October 2023 Newsletter](https://ssbllc.com/whats-new-at-samuel-sayward-baler-llc-dont-miss-our-october-2023-newsletter/)
- [Planning for Blended Families and Non-Married Partners](https://ssbllc.com/planning-for-blended-families-and-non-married-partners/)
- [The Cost of Long Term Care](https://ssbllc.com/the-cost-of-long-term-care/)
- [Get Ready Small Business – the Corporate Transparency Act is Coming for You.   Five Things to Know about the CTA](https://ssbllc.com/get-ready-small-business-the-corporate-transparency-act-is-coming-for-you-five-things-to-know-about-the-cta/)
- [Hope and Planning for The New Year](https://ssbllc.com/hope-and-planning-for-the-new-year/)
- [A Christmas Message, Your Video Ideas, and gives a Gift Tax Exemption Reminder](https://ssbllc.com/attorney-maria-baler-discusses-a-christmas-message-your-video-ideas-and-gives-a-gift-tax-exemption-reminder/)
- [Who are My Heirs?: Understanding How Your Relatives are Treated Under the Law](https://ssbllc.com/who-are-my-heirs-understanding-how-your-relatives-are-treated-under-the-law/)
- [Unwrapping the Gift Tax for this Holiday Season](https://ssbllc.com/the-gift-tax/)
- [Updates to the Massachusetts Estate Tax Exemption](https://ssbllc.com/updates-to-the-massachusetts-estate-tax-exemption/)
- [Important Numbers for 2024 Estate Tax Planning](https://ssbllc.com/important-numbers-for-2024-estate-tax-planning/)
- [Five Things Your Estate Plan Allows You to Be Thankful For ](https://ssbllc.com/five-things-your-estate-plan-allows-you-to-be-thankful-for/)
- [Five Tips for Digital Assets and Estate Planning](https://ssbllc.com/five-tips-for-digital-assets-and-estate-planning/)
- [5 Topics To Discuss Around the Thanksgiving Table](https://ssbllc.com/5-topics-to-discuss-around-the-thanksgiving-table/)
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- [Key Questions and Answers About Long-Term Care and New Insurance Choices](https://ssbllc.com/key-questions-and-answers-about-long-term-care-and-new-insurance-choices/)
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