Kevin N. McDermott Attorney at Law

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Estate Planning

Limited Inheritance in Unusual Circumstances
State statutes of descent and distribution are usually supplemented by other statutes or court rulings that limit or prohibit inheritance in unusual circumstances. This article discusses some of those unusual circumstances. More...
Trust Modification and Termination
A court will modify a trust where the trust's leading purpose is frustrated by a specific directive made by the trustor. More...
Protection of the Immediate Family
One of the main purposes for making and leaving a will is to guide the administration of the estate of the testator--the person who made the will. A will should be written in language that is clear and indisputable. Alas, the language in a will may be unclear or vague. This article discusses will interpretation doctrines designed to protect the testator's immediate family from mistakes, or apparent mistakes, by the testator. More...
Healthcare Power of Attorney Formalities
There are a few technical requirements with which you must comply before a healthcare power of attorney will be considered legally valid and binding. More...
Executors -- Settling the Assets
As executor, your first step in settling the decedent's estate is to find all of the decedent's assets. You must then figure out which assets belonged solely to the decedent so that you can protect them until they can be distributed either according to the decedent's will or state intestacy laws. Finding such assets can be a challenge. More...

Areas of Practice

  • Administrative Law
  • Agricultural Law
  • Bankruptcy
  • Business and Commercial
  • Business Associations Law
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