I originally wrote and posted this in August of 2009 but it somehow disappeared from my blog!  As a colleague recently reproduced and linked to it, I thought I should update and republish it as the song remains the same. “How Much Does A Simple Will Cost?” This is the

I am honored to have authored a guest blog post for Boston Baby Mama & I invite you to read it over there now:  http://www.bostonbabymama.com  I’ve also copied it below here.  Part I:  The Moment It Occurred To Me That I Was Going To Be A Parent I was about

Yesterday, my friend and colleague, Candice Aiston, wrote a post over on her blog entitled “Things My Clients Taught Me.”   Candice and I have very similar practice styles and we both approach our work and our clients with deep empathy and compassion.  I enjoy my estate planning work because my

There are some very important differences between testamentary trusts and living trusts that will remain even after the newly-enacted Uniform Probate Code’s relevant provisions take effect here in Massachusetts next summer. 1.    If time is money, then having to wait for your money is a waste of it.  Putting a

I recently read this article from the Financial Tuneup section of the New York Times.  While it makes some very important points, there are also some pieces of advice with which I take strong exception. In response, here is DGVE law’s very own list of estate planning DOs and DON’Ts

Have you seen trailers for the new Tina Fey & Steve Carrel movie “Date Night?” We saw one the other night and I laughed out loud when, as they’re being chased and fearing for their lives, she thinks to yell out to him, “I don’t want the kids to live

This guest blog post is by my colleague and friend, Michele Allinote, a lawyer in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada: Last Wednesday night, my husband had picked up our children so I was enjoying a rare quiet drive home by myself when I noticed a police cruiser following me. I made a

I read this quote today and it really struck me: “At the center of our being there really are things we have a huge desire to do or accomplish. We keep putting those things off because we live in a frenetic, busy world and tend to spend most of our

I keep hearing this awful, little expression lately – “Mommy brain” – and each time it bothers me a little, but today I heard myself say it and that was it! It’s time to debunk an insidious myth (which I will now attempt to do with great feminist relish!). There

*Spoiler alert!* If you’ve not yet caught up to AMC’s “Mad Men” Season 3 Episodes 4 & 5 please don’t read ahead! Over the seasons, we have grown to know and love each of the characters on AMC’s fabulous original series, “Mad Men,” despite each of their foibles. The characters