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Barbetti v. Stempniewicz

SJC-13149
Argue Date: Wednesday January 5, 2022
*Summary:   Trusts and Estates-- Whether a person may delegate through a power of attorney the power to create a trust and if so, whether the power of attorney must authorize the creation of a trust.
Justices: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, Wendlandt, Georges, Jr., JJ.
Appellant: Edward Stempniewicz
Counsel for Appellant: Angelina Pargoff Stafford, Esquire
Appellee: Regan Stempniewicz Barbetti
Counsel for Appellee: Angelina Pargoff Stafford, Esquire
Court Appealed From: Hampshire Superior Court
Lower Court Judge: Edward F. Donnelly, Jr., J.
Route to SJC: Sua Sponte Transfer from Appeals Court
Amici Curiae: Mass. Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

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