Law Office of Veronica Wythe

05/04/2026

To all my Fellow Estate Planning / Trust and Probate Attorney's you really need to aquaint yourself with the REBA Title Standards. The Title Companies are making things very difficult. I had a 20 year old probate and did an Order of Complete Settlement and they are saying that is not enough. They are also looking at obituaries to attach heirs. I had an obituary where the deceased family referred to a step-brother as a brother and now the title company wants proof that he is not a biological brother even after proving the mother would have been 14 when he was born. They don't care they want proof because of an obituary even though a probate was done and the court determined the heirs.

It's getting crazzzzzyyyyy. So do yourself a favor and when you're bored start reviewing them. Also, revise your Trustee Certificates to name everyone that is listed as a Successor Trustee. List how they accept their role and how long they have to file it. Where to file it and with whom. Also, be sure you make reference to any 5 B Affidavits being sufficeint evidence as opposed to recording pages of the trust.

This is real and it's a pain. Welcome to my Title Company nightmare. LOL

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03/05/2026

Another Veronica PSA
It is common for a banking institution or an Investment Institution to ask for a Physcian statement as to the capacity of the client. What is NOT okay is when you produce such statement and they then demand the words "lacks financial capacity" in the statement. This is not a proper demand on the client. A doctor can attest to the capacity of a patient making medical decisions. You do not walk into a hosptial with a Power of Attorney and ask the Doctors to allow you to make medical decisions. The same holds true for a Health Care Proxy, you do not walk into a bank with a Proxy and say "hey can I make a withdrawal of my mother's money". They will laugh you out of there and talk about you, and rightfully so.

Therefore, it makes sense to have a Doctor attest to the mental capacity of the patient and an Attorney to attest to the ability for the client to engage in financial and legal transactions and those letters should be MORE than sufficient to get the power over the funds to use to care for the elder.

I had to climb through a financial institutions legal department today with a threat to file a 93A complaint against them which resulted in their General Counsel in their legal support department apologizing and stating that as far as he was concerned one letter from the physican was more than acceptable.

I am so sick of having to explain things to a financial institution what their legal obligations are. They are flexing their muscles and although I do not work out, my jaw does, hourly, so mine are bigger and therefore I win. :)

Bottom Line: My client will now get the care she needs because her family has the ability to access the funds.

The Elderly really are quite an abused demographic. It's sad.

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02/18/2026

Please, if you have an elderly parent or any elder that you help with groceries or shopping etc, DO NOT spend your money and then have them re-imburse you. This will be a MASSIVE problem if that elder then needs MassHealth or Medicaid. You will then have the painstaking task of trying to prove that you grocery shopped for them and not yourself. Please start thinking of worst case scenarios for your parents and pre-plan or damage control.
Another Veronica PSA. Have a good day and it's alwasy a free call and consultation.

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02/01/2026

Veronica PSA
Getting serious here guys. Please do NOT co-mingle your funds with your elderly parents. Some kids who own businesses etc think that by putting mom or dad on your bank account will keep it lawsuit protected and it may BUT it will open the ENTIRE amount available to MassHealth/Medicaid. Yes ALL OF IT. Oh you can undo it and go to the bank and get their name removed but that action has to survive 5 YEARS! Yes you read that correctly.
Lately I’ve had an uptick of MassHealth needs and I am sadly scrambling to help save all of Mom and Dads money and home from a nursing home grab ! Also, it’s not just nursing home it’s any MASSHEALTH service like prescriptions as an example.
Please start Medicaid protection now .. remember you have to add 5 years to the elders life before it’s protected and if Mom or Dad gave you or anyone gifts that are $1k or more you will owe it back to them if that gift didn’t survive a five year look back. They will force you to undergo a financial e***a consisting of a mandatory 5 years worth of bank statements for starters.

It’s a free ONE HOUR consult with no obligation. LEARN ! Knowledge is power. Law Office of Veronica Wythe

09/26/2025

This is probably one of the most important ones I have posted in a long time.

When we hit a certain age, 55 or older, and we need certain medications or procedures that our insurance company cannot pay for, then your provider may tap into services that are covered under MassHealth. That is not an issue but when you die they will come after your estate in what they call "estate recovery". This is not just for nursing home care contraray to popular belief. They will put a creditor lien or claim on the house or the assets of the estate.

Also, we have always been taught to save, save, save. We always want to be generous to our kids and grandkids BUT after a certain age (70's) those generous monetary gifts have a look-back. What does that mean, it means that if you give your kids, grandkids etc $500 or more for various reasons and you need MassHealth for any reason they will go back through your bank accounts for 5 years and all that money has to be paid back in order for you to get on MassHealth for any long term care.

Now I get it, we can sit there and scream from the rooftops, "I am NOT going into long term care, my kids will NEVER put me in a nursing home"...BUT if you are Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, they will have zero choice other than to be charged with elder abuse for not giving you care or because you have silver alerts out for you every week.

So now you need care from MassHealth, guess how much that costs? No, lie, 12k-15k a MONTH. So MassHealth says "hey go sell the house before we pay." They also say, "hey all that money you gave to the kids over the past 5 years, well they need to cough it back up." Regurgitate it if you will. So yay. Now you have nothing to leave the kids when you die because it all goes to getting you care. If you are married well goody gumdrops, your spouse is allowed to keep $157,920 of your joint assets. How lovely and anything over has to go to pay for your care.

You are probably right now needing a good stiff drink and I get it, but there are ways to avoid all of this and that is where I come in. I can make it so this does not happen and they don't get your house and all your money. Oh, they will get some, but I can protect a lot of it.

I have had too many clients come in recently and say, I did not know this and now my Mom or Dad needs MassHealth and we are sooooo up the creek (you know the one with the brown water and ya, you have one or no paddle).

The good thing is, I offer a free one hour cosult to clue you in on how to avoid all this. There is zero obligation to see me. We meet, we chat, you laugh at my jokes (obligatory) :) and then off you go. If you want to retain me, I give you a price sheet. There are NO hourly fees with me.

Due to an uptick in MassHealth applications being needed, I feel it very important to put this out there. I wish I didn't have to but knowledge is power. I can give you both.

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08/27/2025

Please refrain from purchasing a home with a boyfriend or girlfriend or adding them onto your deed. I’ve received many calls lately from both parties crying because now they may lose their house or have to buy said girlfriend or boyfriend out even if you just added them onto the deed out of love. Love them another more inexpensive way. 😊

08/16/2025

There once was a girl, average girl, who never thought she was smart or pretty but she knew for a fact that she was kind. She lived her life pleasing everyone. She was just going through life when tragedy struck and with no warning she was a single Mom. Thank God her children were kind as well and compassionate to her new role and never made her life harder. Although she had a degree she had no job skills because she was blessed to be a stay at home Mom. No one would hire her for more than minimum wage. She always wanted to be a lawyer so after helping a family member with his divorce, she took out the loans and went, the whole time doubting herself and shaking in her shoes. She went and studied and felt super old compared to all her law school friends but they supported and encouraged her and laughed at her little net book 😊 and how she hand wrote notes in class. She graduated the very same day her youngest son graduated from H.S. The time came to take the bar exam and she studied like her life depended on it because it did. She passed!! And then she was hired by a local law firm and she learned so much and they were so good to her. Time went by and people retired and then she had to make a decision .. go on her own or look for another firm... so she took a deep breath and with a push from God and encouragement from those closest to her, she opened her own little Law practice and named it for the little girl who always wanted to be a lawyer.

NINE😳 years later she’s still going and she’s happy and she made her dream come true and she lives it every single day !! Happy Anniversary to my other baby, Law Office of Veronica Wythe ! Cheers to many more and thank you to everyone that has trusted me and supported me, family, friends and clients. I wouldn’t be here without you all! ❤️❤️❤️

03/17/2025

For anyone that decides they want to post a ficticious review on someone's business page or to intimidate someone using social media or email. There are protections for people having to endure this intimidation and harassment. The protections lie under Massachusetts law, Statute G.L.c 258E which is the harassment prevention order as well as under Massachusetts law, statute G.L. c. 265, 43A (a).

Recently, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld a lower court ruling that found a couple guilty of harassing their neighbors using internet posts and other methods. They had been found guilty under Massachusetts law, statute G.L. c. 265, 43A (a). The court concluded that the sole reason for the offenders’ speech was to harass the victims and therefore, the speech is not shielded by the First Amendment. see Commonwealth versus Johnson,
Contrary to common perception that teens and younger children are the only targets of online bullying, much harassing has been directed at adults to scare, alarm or damage their reputation.
In the case of Commonwealth versus Johnson, the court ruled that on three separate occasions the accused couple was guilty of willful and malicious conduct causing alarm and emotional distress. The verdict marks the first time Massachusetts Judicial Court found criminal conduct under the harassment statute.

By setting a precedent, this decision will be referred to in subsequent harassment actions brought before The Massachusetts Courts. Both individuals and businesses are increasingly experiencing harmful online harassment through social media and other website postings. This conviction in Massachusetts will likely encourage similar arguments of criminal harassment to be brought before courts.

I will not hesitate to defend my reputation with every fiber of my being.

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03/16/2025

The Review you see from Danny Tangelo is meant to harass me and be hurtful. I have never met this man and he lives in Texas which goes to prove it’s not a real review of any of my services. I’m sorry this language shows on my page and I am hoping FB will do the right thing and remove it.

03/16/2025

I'm never one to limit people's opinions or views if they are contrary to mine. If I disagree with someone I do it respectfully and more than anything, factually. I, most of the time, try to look up some factst to support my contrary position. It is when someone attacks me personally, not my views or perspective, and goes on a tirade and posts insults on my personal or business page, that crosses the line. It says more about that person than myself. With that said, I am being harassed by someone I do not know and never met. It appears they wish to harm me by posting insults using foul language on my business page. They have been reported and I believe the post (review) was removed. It was removed once, then they re-posted it, using the word "opinion" to try to get around a defamation lawsuit. I have emails from this person that combined with the 2 reviews that were not actual reviews but a resourse they are using to harass me, will allow me to file harassment charges against them, which I will do if they do not stop the harassing posts, comments and false reviews. I am also going to keep you all apprised on how facebook handles my report.

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