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Joseph P. Marsden Jr.
Marsden Law PC
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Biography
Jay Marsden has been an elder law attorney in Massachusetts since 2002. In addition to his experience as an estate planning and elder law attorney, Jay spent over 16 years working as an investment advisor at Fidelity Investments in Boston, where he managed over 700 High Net Worth client relationships as part of their Private Client Group, providing both investment, retirement, and estate planning advice. He is married and the proud father of two daughters.
Practice Areas
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
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We offer a one hour initial consultation at no charge to review and develop your plan, and at the end of the consultation, we will review a fee agreement and talk next steps. - Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers
- ID Number: 654557
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Languages
- English
Professional Experience
- Marsden Law PC
- Current
- I have been an estate planning and elder law attorney for 23 years.
Education
- Suffolk University
- J.D. (2002)
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- Activities: Elder Law Clinic and Securities Moot Court Team
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Awards
- Law Firm 500
- Marsden Law PC
- Recognized as on the fastest growing law firms in the industry.
Professional Associations
- Cape Cod Senior Resource Group
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- Activities: Helping care for Seniors on Cape Cod and the Islands
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1 Questions Answered
- Q. Can we file informal probate in MA for a mother's estate without a will, or is formal probate required?
- A: First, I am very sorry top hear about your loss. You can file informally to get someone appointed to handle the estate. Since there is real estate involved and no will, the personal representative may need to get a license to sell when it comes to sell the real estate, but this can be handled as part of the informal probate process. You can file to be named as co-Personal Representatives (Executors) and you may want to have all the interested parties assent to your request to be appointed to help move things along. It sounds like everyone is on the same page, and that will help make things during what can be an emotional time.
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