The author Brigitte von Weiss of VON WEISS LAW OFFICE is an Easton MA estate planning and elder law attorney.  Website:  vonweisslaw.com  I am often asked "How does my divorce affect my estate plan?"  The Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) became effective as of March 31, 2012. Before the MUPC, Massachusetts law provided that divorce revoked the provisions in favor of a former spouse in a pre-existing Will (the former spouse was treated as having died first).  The net effect was that former spouse did not inherit directly under the Will and any nominations appointing the former spouse were void.  The prior law was sometimes problematic.  For example, under the old law, the stepchildren potentially could inherit (even though the former spouse did not) since the former spouse was t... 02/16/2014

The author Brigitte von Weiss of VON WEISS LAW OFFICE is an Easton MA estate planning and elder law attorney.  Website:  vonweisslaw.com  Who can be the personal representive (formerly known as executor)?   The Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) became effective as of March 31, 2012.  Under the MUPC, the person in charge of the estate of a deceased person is called a “personal representative”.  Before the MUPC, we used the terms "executor"--if a person died with a Will--and "administrator"--if a person died without a Will.  Whether or not there is a Will, § 3-203(a) of the MUPC has a “priority ladder,” which establishes who has priority to be appointed as the personal representative.  Generally, the order is as follows: (1) the person named in the Will, (2) the surviving spouse w... 02/16/2014

2 Hutchins Drive in Foxboro MA Newly Offered by Susan Morrison OverviewMapsPhotosFeaturesDescription 2 Hutchins Drive in Foxboro MA-VideoMarket Stats $1,599,000 Single Family Home Main Features 5 Bedrooms5 Bathrooms2 Partial Bathrooms1 UnitInterior: 7,800 sqftLot: 46,534 sqft Location 2 Hutchins DriveFoxboro, MA 02035USA Susan M Morrison (617) 686-8178susan.morrison1@comcast.nethttp://www.saysusansaysold.com   Listed by: Susan Morrison Our recent listings 2 Hutchins Drive in Foxboro MA Newly Offered by Susan Morrison2680 West Street in Wrentham MA-Home for Sale118 Country Club Drive in Franklin MA-Home for Sale160 Everett Street in Quincy MA-Home for Sale77 Highridge Road Bellingham MA-Young Colonial Subscribe to our listing feed Nearby properties for sale 02/09/2014

A Foxborough MA home buyer should receive a brochure, Home Inspectors Facts for Consumers Sheet, at the time of the signing of the first written contract to purchase from the Seller or Seller's agent. Since MA Home Inspector licensing in 2001, a consumer must have a signed exclusive buyer's agent agreement with a Real Estate Broker or Salesperson before the Real Estate Broker or Salesperson can refer a home inspector. Without a signed exclusive buyer's agent agreement, the Real Estate Broker or Salesperson may only refer the buyer to the list of all MA Home Inspectors from the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Home Inspectors. Finding your Foxborough MA Home Inspector from the list of all MA home inspectors can be quite a challenge. An internet search for "Foxborough MA Home Inspec... 01/16/2013

                                                                                                Real Estate Staging Foxboro Massachusetts     This great colonial in Foxboro's Witchpond Estates has been lovingly cared for throughout the years. But when these Sellers decided to put their house on the market their agent recommended Interiors by Marianne Cherico to help them update and stage their home to really make it shine! We accomplished this with a detailed consultation followed up with a step by step report. The Sellers worked hard to make sure that their home showed to its best potential.       The family room off the kitchen was wallpapered so we advised the Sellers of this Real Estate Staging Foxboro Massachusetts to have the wallpaper stripped and paint the walls Powell Buff by B... 11/27/2012

http://www.bainmortgage.com/MortgageMarketWeekInReview Newsletter-November 19th, 2012 Provided by Dana Bain & Robin Dunbar Bain Dana BainPremiere Mortgage Services www.BainMortgage.com 11 Malvern Hill RoadSterling, MA 01564Phone: (978) 422-2311Fax: (978) 422-2313E-Mail: dana@bainmortgage.com     Market CommentMortgage bond prices finished the week lower which pushed mortgage interest rates higher. Bonds sold off the beginning of the week following reports that indicated Greece had secured an aid package despite continued disputes between the EU and IMF regarding the details. The Fed Minutes noted increased short-term inflation readings as a concern but also countered that long-term inflation expectations remained in check at this time. The Fed reiterated the co... 11/19/2012

  Are you thinking of installing a water well in Foxborough, MA. This article is geared towards understanding Foxborough MA Board of Health Regulations. Understanding your town regulations can be instrumental in compiling total project costs when it comes to drilling a water well in Foxborough, MA.  1. Permit Info:  Well construction permit fee: $100.00 2. Well Location: A plot plan is required when application is submitted.  Guidelines include (Separation distance in linear feet) Object Minimum Distances Building 15ft Property Line 15ft Other Wells 100ft Septic Tanks 50ft Leaching Field 100ft 3. Water Quality testing: Comprehensive water analysis is required.  This test includes total coliform, e.coli bacteria, arsenic, calcium, copper, iron, lead, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodi... 10/03/2012

Staged to SELL Foxboro Massachusetts What does a top producing Real Estate agent do when he wants to prepare his home for sale? He calls in Interiors by Marianne Cherico to do an extensive staging report and consultation. This beautiful custom home in Autumn Heights, Foxboro,Ma is truly a treasure. The owners started preparing their home for sale a couple of years ago by doing updates that would appeal to their target Buyer. They knew that the neighborhood was a desirable one and that Buyers expectations would be high. And although their home was always lovely, they wanted it to really shine. Some of their updates included the gorgeous kitchen with glass tile backsplash, stainless appliances, granite counters and painted/glazed maple cabinets. The Anthropology pulls on the cabinet doors... 09/06/2012

Model Apartment Staging Putnam Village Foxboro Ma   Dianne and Kevin Weinfeld are always looking for ways to appeal to the needs of their residents. Since their typical resident varies in age, we had to make sure that our design aesthetic was updated but would appeal to all different kinds of tastes. Here is a before picture of the living room in this Model Apartment Staging  Putnam Village Foxboro Ma    Interiors by Marianne Cherico staged this model apartment living room to make it feel cozy but elegant,adding a little bit of bling with the starburst mirror     And here is an after picture of the other side of the living area. We used blues,greens and browns throughout to create a unified feeling in this garden style apartment.        The dining room in this Model Apartment Staging Pu... 04/15/2012

Foxboro Massachusetts Interior Decorator's Home  Welcome to my home-in particular my latest project, my dining room. It is sometimes difficult as a busy Massachusetts Home Stager and Interior Decorator to find the time to work on my OWN house. (You have heard of the cobbler's shoes....?). And with finances going to priorities like College, our oldest Daughter's Wedding and....ok....some travelling, I really wanted to do this room on a budget and make it look gorgeous! So the inspiration piece for this Foxboro Massachusetts Interior Decorator's Home was this zebra chair.      Anyone who knows me knows that I love animal print and am really loving the blues, grays ,greens and browns lately. In fact, alot of my designs for clients have incorporated these colors.    So I painted the walls a... 02/06/2012

Making their own breaks, while accepting more gifts from the football gods, the Patriots defeated the Baltimore Ravens, 23-20, yesterday in the AFC Championship game at Gillette Stadium. It was a spectacular 60 minutes of football, not decided until a kicker from Harlan, Iowa, missed a 32-yard field goal with 11 seconds left on the clock. Thank you, Billy (Buckner) Cundiff. 01/22/2012

  Decorating for a New England Patriot, Foxboro,Ma Interiors by Marianne Cherico had the distinct pleasure of decorating the entire townhouse for one of our own NE Patriots. Or at least he used to be ,but we will get to that later :) When this wide receiver's agent was scouting out Interior Designers in the Foxboro area, he chose Interiors by Marianne Cherico because my design aesthetic is, as he put it  "hip and youthful" and not "fuddy duddy". I had worked on another wide receiver's condo (ironically he was the same #) so this was the second time working with one of these young men. Working with a professional athlete is both rewarding and challenging. For instance, it is sometimes interesting to understand what they envision. So for this particular athlete I met him at his apartment ... 01/01/2012

  Interior Design-Foxboro Massachusetts As an Interior Designer,it is so much fun to decorate for a customer that gives you 51% of the vote on most design desisions. After all, most people who hire a designer want to broaden their design aesthtic and perhaps look at things differently. This was the case with my high school classmate (class of '75) Tom. In the interest of keeping us "Baby Boomers" relevant, I decided to make sure that we stressed a modern design aesthetic with clean lines that would lend a masculine feel while bringing in a couple of feminine features -the yin and yang! We took great pains to pick out the backsplash and granite that really added texture against the chocolate brown cabinets. (Tom thought that I lost my marbles when I suggested the chocoloate brown cabinet... 10/22/2011

                                                                                Patriots Place in Foxboro, MA is a great way to spend a few hours of shopping and lunch.  Our ActiveRain meet up will be at Patriots Place on September 14 at CBS Scene.....   09/05/2011

Model Home Staging in Massachusetts Interiors by Marianne Cherico had the distinct pleasure of decorating the "Durham Park", Foxboro model home for the Builder's Association of Greater Boston "Parade of Homes" otherwise known as the "Ferguson Greater Boston Home Tour".  This parade highlighted 23 premier Massachusetts model homes demonstrating the latest in technology, design and architectural concepts.                      As a home stager, I look for clues to help determine the type of Buyer that may be drawn to my model home staging in Massachusetts. This particular home, with its one floor living, large master suite , smaller extra bedrooms and higher price range would appeal to a savvy move up Buyer ,most likely a Baby Boomer. Keeping this in mind, I decided to use nostalgic decora... 07/18/2011

Foxboro Massachusetts Foreclosure Report May 2011 According to Realty Trac, Inc. There were 4 foreclosure filings in Foxboro Massachusetts in May of 2011. That works out to be 1 in every  1,641 homes and represents 200% increase April 2011. The increasing number of foreclosure filings are further evidence that the housing crisis is not over. From my understanding the Banks and The Department of Housing and Urban Development have all agreed that 2011 will be the year they push through with most of the pending foreclosures that have been held up due to title issues, faulty assignments and moratoriums. Many economists believe that the best way to deal with this problem is to get through it as quickly as possible. Sellers who are facing foreclosure have two primary options. If they desire ... 07/05/2011

Home inspectors working in Foxborough MA are required to perform a home inspection to the Massachusetts Home Inspector Standards of Practice. A copy of the standard will be provided to the client by the home inspector.The MA Home Inspector Standards of Practice is written for the professional home inspector. United Inspection Service has created some easy to read Consumer Information Sheets illustrating what is included and excluded in a Standard MA home inspection. Clear client communications (3c) are one of our core values. See the easy to read one page consumer information sheets for each of the systems in a MA Home Inspection.Visit the Foxborough MA Home Inspection web page from United Inspection Service for some useful information about homes in Foxborough MA and our Massachusetts ... 03/25/2011

Home staged in "Stonehurst" Foxboro Massachusetts Come see this fabulous colonial in Foxboro's most sought after "Stonehurst" neighborhood. Here  is the latest "Stonehurst" home staged by Interiors by Marianne Cherico .The asking price is $739,900.                                Some of the custom features in this home staged in "Stonehurst" Foxboro Massachusetts include a large kitchen with warm maple cabinets, granite counters and stainless appliances open to an expansive family room with gorgeous stone fireplace. The dramatic and open hallway is appointed with an elegantly shaped stairway.           The first floor also has a a large dining room,living room and sunny first floor  office.                                            The master suite in this home staged in "Stonehurst" F... 03/04/2011

  The Patriots re-enter the playoff picture as the odds-on favorites to win it all. Can they be beaten? Or will they beat the Jets.? The Jets are on the way to Gillette for the Divisional Round playoff game vs. the Patriots. New England Patriots vs. New York Jets Dec. 6, 2010     W 45-3 Sep. 19, 2010    L  28-14            Nov. 22, 2009    W 31-14 Sep. 20, 2009    L  16-9 Nov. 13, 2008    L   34-31 Sep. 14, 2008    W  19-10 Dec. 16, 2007    W  20-10 Sep. 9, 2007     W  38-14 01/10/2011

Whether or not Rodgers is healthy to play, the Packers chances are slim going into Foxborough. The Patriots have won 10 of their last 11 and are playing better than anyone in the league. Brady is also having an MVP-caliber season. The past five weeks, no defense has held the Pats to under 30 points, so the Packers defense will have their biggest challenge of the season. The Green Bay defense though, has been playing well these past few weeks, and though they will not be able to stop the Patriots completely, they may be able to slow their offense down and keep the Packers offense in the game. Go Patriots!         12/19/2010