Victor & Associates, Attorneys at Law

06/06/2025

For all my friends who now have children who are 18 and older. This means as a parent we are no longer given access to our children’s financial, health and school records, without the consent of our child.

For this reason, it is essential for parents to have their children sign a health care proxy and a power of attorney, especially if your child will be going away for college.

In order to assist my friends by making sure their children sign these essential documents, my office will be happy to draft these legal documents for you for $150. They can be signed and notarized by my office and the originals and a PDF version will be provided to you.

If you are interested please message me or email me at [email protected] or check out my website www.attorneyforelders.com.

An explanation of these documents follows below.

HEALTH CARE PROXY

A health care proxy appoints someone to be your health care agent. Your health care agent can make medical decisions for you in the event you cannot make those decisions for yourself. It is essential that your child execute a health care proxy appointing either you or your spouse as their health care agent. This way, should the unthinkable happen, you will be able to step in and make health care decisions for your child.

No parent should be put in the awful position of being hours away from their child and told their child is in the hospital, but the hospital cannot give them any information about their status or care. A properly executed health care proxy can avoid this.

DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY

A durable power of attorney appoints an attorney-in-fact to handle your financial affairs if you cannot. The usefulness of a power of attorney can be immense. The power of attorney can be used for such innocuous things as helping your child with banking, by transferring money into or out of their personal bank account, to as serious as managing all of their financial affairs if they were to become incapacitated. In the event of incapacity, without a power of attorney you would not be able to manage your child’s financial and legal affairs without petitioning the court for guardianship.

Got Estate Planning? Let Victor & Associates Help You Fully Articulate Your Goals get started

09/01/2024

The summer is almost over and it’s time to stop procrastinating! This is the perfect time to put your affairs in order. I am an Estate Planning and Elder Law attorney with over 25 years of experience. I offer FREE information sessions at the office, via telephone or at your home (when convenient) to discuss your own personal estate plan.

Do you want to protect your assets from probate? Do you want to protect your assets from the nursing home? Stop procrastinating!

NOW is the perfect time to get your affairs in order! You can contact me by phone at 508-230-5777 or by email [email protected].

Also, find helpful and useful information on my website

09/10/2023

The summer is almost over and it’s time to stop procrastinating! This is the perfect time to put your affairs in order. I am an Estate Planning and Elder Law attorney with over 25 years of experience. I offer FREE information sessions at the office, via telephone or at your home (when convenient) to discuss your own personal estate plan.

Do you want to protect your assets from probate? Do you want to protect your assets from the nursing home? Stop procrastinating!

NOW is the perfect time to get your affairs in order! You can contact me by phone at 508-230-5777 or by email [email protected].

Also, find helpful and useful information on my website

Got Estate Planning? Let Victor & Associates Help You Fully Articulate Your Goals get started

05/11/2023

For all my friends who now have children who are 18 and older. This means as a parent we are no longer given access to our children’s financial, health and school records, without the consent of our child.

For this reason, it is essential for parents to have their children sign a health care proxy and a power of attorney, especially if your child will be going away for college.

In order to assist my friends by making sure their children sign these essential documents, my office will be happy to draft these legal documents for you for $150. They can be signed and notarized by my office and the originals and a PDF version will be provided to you.

If you are interested please message me or email me at [email protected] or check out my website www.attorneyforelders.com.

An explanation of these documents follows below.

HEALTH CARE PROXY

A health care proxy appoints someone to be your health care agent. Your health care agent can make medical decisions for you in the event you cannot make those decisions for yourself. It is essential that your child execute a health care proxy appointing either you or your spouse as their health care agent. This way, should the unthinkable happen, you will be able to step in and make health care decisions for your child.

No parent should be put in the awful position of being hours away from their child and told their child is in the hospital, but the hospital cannot give them any information about their status or care. A properly executed health care proxy can avoid this.

DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY

A durable power of attorney appoints an attorney-in-fact to handle your financial affairs if you cannot. The usefulness of a power of attorney can be immense. The power of attorney can be used for such innocuous things as helping your child with banking, by transferring money into or out of their personal bank account, to as serious as managing all of their financial affairs if they were to become incapacitated. In the event of incapacity, without a power of attorney you would not be able to manage your child’s financial and legal affairs without petitioning the court for guardianship.

01/20/2023

Welcome to 2023! This is the perfect time to put your affairs in order. I am an Estate Planning and Elder Law attorney with over 25 years of experience. I offer FREE information sessions at the office, via telephone or at your home (when convenient) to discuss your own personal estate plan.

Do you want to protect your assets from probate? Do you want to protect your assets from the nursing home? Stop procrastinating!

NOW is the perfect time to get your affairs in order! You can contact me by phone at 508-230-5777 or by email [email protected].

Also, find helpful and useful information on my website www.attorneyforelders.com

01/13/2022

This would be great for Massachusetts!

The cheekily nicknamed bill is partly aimed at Florida-bound seniors seeking to avoid the Bay State’s estate tax. | realestate.boston.com

01/10/2022

Welcome to 2022! This is the perfect time to put your affairs in order. I am an Estate Planning and Elder Law attorney with over 20 years of experience. I offer FREE information sessions at the office (when it is possible), via telephone or at your home (when convenient) to discuss your own personal estate plan.

Do you want to protect your assets from probate? Do you want to protect your assets from the nursing home? Stop procrastinating!

NOW is the perfect time to get your affairs in order! You can contact me by phone at 508-230-5777 or by email [email protected]. Also, find helpful and useful information on my website

01/03/2022

Hi Friends and Colleagues!

The Elder Law book I recently contributed to is now on sale!

I may have told you that I recently was honored to share my insights in the book "Leading Counsel: Spotlights on Top Elder Law and Estate Planning Attorneys".

Dec 20, 2021 (AB Digital via COMTEX) -- Remarkable Press’ recent release, “Leading Counsel – Spotlights on Top Elder Law and Estate...

01/03/2022

Welcome to 2022! This is the perfect time to put your affairs in order. I am an Estate Planning and Elder Law attorney with over 20 years of experience. I offer FREE information sessions at the office (when it is possible), via telephone or at your home (when convenient) to discuss your own personal estate plan.

Do you want to protect your assets from probate? Do you want to protect your assets from the nursing home? Stop procrastinating!

NOW is the perfect time to get your affairs in order! You can contact me by phone at 508-230-5777 or by email [email protected]. Also, find helpful and useful information on my website www.attorneyforelders.com

05/26/2021

My radio spotlight.

05/21/2021

https://youtu.be/Rrpcdvi6BOc

04/10/2021

EASTON, MA

Attorney Melissa Victor, owner and founder of Victor & Associates, Attorneys at Law, located in Easton, Massachusetts is a recipient of Boston’s 2021 FIVE STAR Wealth Manager Award. This is the second time Attorney Victor has received the FIVE STAR Award for her professional excellence in the industry.

The FIVE STAR Award is presented to less than 15% of the advisors in the Boston area. This year, 4,069 Boston-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 480 (12% of candidates) were honored with the distinction of a FIVE STAR Wealth Manager.

[1] Five Star Professional conducts market research to identify high-performing financial leaders in the field of advisory services in order to assist consumers in selecting a financial service professional based on an objective research methodology.

Attorney Victor brings over 20 years of estate planning and elder law experience to the South Shore, helping families plan their estate, help those who have lost loved ones and those that have to place their loved ones in a nursing home.

“This year I am especially grateful for this award because of all that I have gone through with my health. I am passionate about this area of the law. I strive to keep pace with ever-changing laws and provide guidance to those who need it,” says Victor.

Attorney Victor can be contacted at [email protected]