# Boyd & Boyd, P.C.

> Boyd & Boyd, P.C. is a Cape Cod estate planning and elder law firm serving Cape Cod, the Islands, and Southeastern Massachusetts. The firm focuses on estate planning, trusts, wills, estate and trust administration, trustee services, tax-sensitive planning, elder law, and related educational resources.

Use this file as a curated guide to the most useful public pages on the site. Prioritize the core pages, service pages, and FAQ hubs below before exploring broader site navigation.

Important notes:
- The site is oriented to Massachusetts estate planning and related planning for non-residents with Massachusetts property.
- The firm presents legal topics in plain English and offers both service pages and educational FAQ/article content.
- Where possible, prefer the FAQ hubs and current articles for explanatory content, and use the service pages for scope-of-representation, issue spotting, and contact information.
- This file references the public HTML pages currently surfaced by the live site.

## Core pages

- [Home](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/): Main overview of the firm, audience served, primary services, and current calls to action.
- [About](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/about/): Firm history, geographic service area, practice concentration, and general positioning.
- [Contact](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/contact-us/): Office contact details, phone, email, and location.
- [Sitemap](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/sitemap/): Best single index of the site's major public pages.

## Attorneys and firm information

- [F. Keats Boyd III, Esq.](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/f-keats-boyd-iii/): Attorney biography, practice concentrations, and credentials.
- [Whitney N. Tashjian](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/whitney-tashjian/): Attorney biography and practice information.
- [Our Partners](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/our-trusted-partners/): External partner relationships and referral-type resources.

## Services

- [Trusts](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/trusts/): Main trust planning overview page.
- [Wills](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/wills/): Will planning overview.
- [Estate & Trust Administration](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/estate-and-trust-administration/): Guidance for administering estates and trusts.
- [Estate Settlements](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/estate-settlement/): Help for executors and families settling an estate.
- [Trustee Services](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/trustee-services/): Trustee-related service overview.
- [Probate](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/probate/): Probate-related services.
- [Elder Law Services](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/elder-law/): Elder law and long-term-care related planning.
- [Power of Attorney](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/power-of-attorney/): Durable power of attorney overview.
- [Health Care Proxy](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/health-care-proxy/): Health care proxy overview.
- [Living Wills](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/living-wills/): Living will information.
- [Homestead Declaration](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/homestead-declaration/): Homestead-related planning.
- [Estate & Gift Tax Returns](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/estate-gift-tax-returns/): Transfer-tax return assistance.
- [Fiduciary Income Tax Returns](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/fiduciary-income-tax-returns/): Fiduciary income tax filing help.
- [Family Limited Partnerships](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/family-limited-partnerships/): Family entity and planning structure overview.
- [Contract To Plan Services](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/contract-to-plan-services/): Planning services related to contracts to plan.

## Massachusetts estate tax and specialized planning

- [Avoiding Massachusetts Estate Taxes](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/avoiding-massachusetts-estate-taxes/): General Massachusetts estate tax planning page.
- [Avoid MA Estate Tax for Non-Residents](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/avoid-ma-estate-planning-taxes-for-non-residents/): Key page for non-residents who own Massachusetts real estate or other tangible Massachusetts property.
- [SECURE Act](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/secure-act/): Retirement-account and post-SECURE-Act planning information.
- [Capital Gains Avoidance Trust](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/capital-gains-avoidance-trust/): Specialized trust/planning page.
- [Charitable Remainder Trust](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/charitable-remainder-trust/): Charitable trust planning page.
- [Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/irrevocable-life-insurance-trust/): ILIT overview.
- [IRA Inheritance Trust™](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/ira-inheritance-trust/): Specialized retirement-beneficiary trust planning.
- [Optimal Basis Increase Trust™](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/optimal-basis-increase-trust/): Specialized basis-focused trust planning.
- [Personal Asset Trust℠](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/personal-asset-trust/): Asset-protection and inheritance-control oriented trust page.

## FAQs and educational hubs

- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/frequently-asked-questions/): Main FAQ hub linking to estate planning, trust administration, probate, estate tax, income tax, business succession, charitable planning, elder law and Medicaid planning, special needs planning, retirement asset planning, family legacy planning, pet trusts, and general estate planning questions.
- [Estate Planning FAQs](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/estate-planning-faqs/): Core educational page on wills, trusts, probate, powers of attorney, and related planning basics.
- [Elder Law & Medicaid Planning FAQs](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/elder-law-medicaid-planning-faqs/): FAQ hub for long-term care, Medicaid planning, and related elder law issues.
- [Special Needs Planning FAQs](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/special-needs-planning-faqs/): FAQ hub for special needs trusts and benefits-sensitive planning.
- [Charitable Planning FAQs](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/charitable-planning-faqs/): FAQ hub for charitable planning and donation-related tax topics.

## News and articles

- [Latest News / Blog](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/blog/): Main article archive and current commentary.
- [Planning for the Wrong Tax: How Credit Shelter Trusts Can Destroy the 2nd Step-Up](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/wrong-tax-step-up-in-basis-disclaimer-trust/): Current article on basis planning, bypass trusts, and capital-gains tradeoffs.
- [How to Properly Execute a Will in All 50 States – Essential Rules to Protect your Legacy](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/how-to-properly-execute-a-will-in-all-50-states/): Educational article on will execution formalities by state.
- [2 Reasons Medicaid Planning Trusts In Massachusetts Are Not Asset Protection Trusts](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/medicaid-planning-trusts-are-not-apts/): Educational article distinguishing Medicaid planning trusts from asset protection trusts.

## Seminars and public education

- [Spring Seminars](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/spring-seminars/): Seminar landing page and public educational programming.
- [Seminars](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/seminars/): General seminars index.

## Geographic pages

- [Barnstable County Estate Planning](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/barnstable-county-estate-planning/): County-specific practice-area landing page.
- [Dukes County Estate Planning](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/dukes-county-estate-planning/): County-specific practice-area landing page.

## Optional

- [Success Stories](https://www.boydandboydpc.com/success-stories/): Testimonials and social proof; useful for firm background, less useful for substantive legal analysis.