The Massachusetts Homestead Statute was revised on March 16, 2011, but practical questions still haunt. Join the expert panelists in a discussion of how these revisions have been interpreted by conveyancers, title insurance underwriters, and the court. This new one-hour program also highlights the unintended consequences of unnecessary homestead release language, the types of homestead interests that can create traps for the unwary, the effect of declaring homesteads for multi-level trusts, the abandonment of homestead rights, and recent court rulings.
Course Content
4:00 - 4:10 pmHow to Calculate the Homestead Exemption
Lisa J. Delaney, Esq.,
Carvin & Delaney LLC, Braintree
Lynne Murphy Breen, Esq.,
4:10 - 4:20 pm
The Five Specified Releases of Homestead, Including Deed Constructs and Examples of Abandonment
Lisa J. Delaney, Esq.,
Carvin & Delaney LLC, Braintree
Lynne Murphy Breen, Esq.,
4:20 - 4:30 pm
Creation and Releases of Homestead for Trust Property or Properties in an Estate
Lisa J. Delaney, Esq.,
Carvin & Delaney LLC, Braintree
Lynne Murphy Breen, Esq.,
4:30 - 4:40 pm
Court Holdings Defining an 'Owner' Entitled to Homestead
Lisa J. Delaney, Esq.,
Carvin & Delaney LLC, Braintree
Lynne Murphy Breen, Esq.,
4:40 - 4:50 pm
Continuing Homestead in Sale or Insurance Proceeds
Lisa J. Delaney, Esq.,
Carvin & Delaney LLC, Braintree
Lynne Murphy Breen, Esq.,
4:50 - 5:00 pm
Application of the Statute to Facts Both Pre-and Post-2011
Lisa J. Delaney, Esq.,
Carvin & Delaney LLC, Braintree
Lynne Murphy Breen, Esq.,
Please Note
This webcast is delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal.
There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only.
They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.
Speakers
FacultyLisa J. Delaney, Esq.,
Carvin & Delaney LLC, Braintree
Lynne Murphy Breen, Esq.,
