Live one-state intensive · practical training, not CLE
Massachusetts estate planning course for attorneys
Learn the Massachusetts-specific authority and workflow behind wills, succession, trusts, financial powers, healthcare decisions, execution and implementation. Work through source-linked reading, fictional files, written exercises and scored checks without being tested on another state.
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What the Massachusetts track includes
Lessons
6
Active study
About 8 hours
Knowledge checks
24
Case-work tasks
24
Massachusetts course syllabus
Massachusetts: identify the family branch before calculating shares
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
Massachusetts: separate will execution, proof and failed gifts
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
Massachusetts: prove trust funding and authority before acting
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
Massachusetts: read financial authority, durability and reliance separately
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
Massachusetts: activate the healthcare proxy without erasing the patient's voice
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
Massachusetts: reconcile the plan and screen state estate-tax duties
Approximately 80 minutes including source reading, exercises and review.
Selected course authorities
These links show the source trail used by the published lessons. They are research starting points, not a substitute for checking current law and later amendments.
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-101 — intestate property
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-102 — spouse branches
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-103 — other heirs
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-106 — per capita at each generation
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-702 — survival evidence and instrument terms
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-501 — testamentary capacity
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-502 — execution
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-504 — self-proof
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-505 — competent and interested witnesses
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-507 — revocation
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-509 — revival
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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 190B, § 2-513 — separate tangible-property writing
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Questions about the Massachusetts course
Does this course cover only Massachusetts?
Yes. This purchase opens the Massachusetts track only. Its lessons, exercises and knowledge checks do not test the rules of other states.
How long is the Massachusetts estate planning course?
Plan for about 8 hours of active study across 6 lessons, including source reading, case workshops, knowledge checks and revision. Pace varies.
Is this course accredited for CLE credit?
No. Estateur courses are practical attorney training and do not provide CLE credit, specialist certification or a guarantee of competence.
What does the $499 purchase include?
The one-time $499 purchase includes lifetime access to the Massachusetts track and its future updates. It does not unlock the other 49 state tracks.
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