THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, June 12, 2026 Page 15 Eagles Advance to State Championship with 3–2 Semifinal Victory Over Cohasset By Emily Brennan T he Mystic Valley Regional Charter School boy’s tennis team continued its historic postseason run Monday afternoon, defeating Cohasset, 3–2, in the MIAA Division 4 State Semifinals at Newton North High School. The victory sends the Eagles to the state championship match for the first time in school history. Mystic Valley took control early in singles play. Jay Raj earned a decisive 6–0, 6–0 victory at first singles before Wes Cunningham TRUSTS AND SECOND MARRIAGES Ethan Co Wes Cunningham A key part of today’s estate planning often involves Jay Raj followed with a 6–1, 6–1 win at second singles, giving the Eagles a 2–0 advantage. Cohasset responded at second doubles, where Grant Hill and Harrison West defeated Eli DeTore and Henry Cao, 6–2, 7–2, cutting the Mystic Valley lead to 2–1. The deciding point came at first doubles, where Ryan Co and Miguel McCurdy battled through three sets to defeat Alex Hill and Cooper Aberbach: 6–2, 2–6, 6–4. The victory secured Mystic Valley’s third point and clinched the match, sending the Eagles to the Division 4 state final. Following the clinching point, the third singles match between Ethan Co and Dax Aberbach was retired with the score tied at one set apiece and the third set even at 5–5, as the overall team result had already been decided. With the win, Mystic Valley earned its first-ever berth in a MIAA State Championship match. The Eagles will take on Hamilton-Wenham in the Division 4 State Championship on Saturday, June 13, at MIT. Match time is to be announced. The team and fan; the team members are Adam Cheng, Agani Fabo, August Dan, Aarush Shrestha, Arul Kallam, Aum Chamaria, Eli DeTore, Ethan Co, Henry Cao, Jay Raj, Mason Zhang, Miguel McCurdy, Nick Farias, Ryan Co, Ryan Hu, Shane Morris and Wes Cunningham. the use of Trusts in order to provide for a surviving spouse in a second marriage and the children of a decedent from a previous marriage. If all of the assets of the decedent spouse are simply left to the surviving spouse of the second marriage, there exists the possibility that the surviving spouse will simply leave all of the assets he or she receives to her own biological children, thereby disinheriting the decedent’s biological children. If the married couple agrees The World’s First Hearing Aids With Touchscreen Controls. No tiny buttons. No apps. No prescriptions. Call 844-497-3476 to get your 45-day risk free trial. Revolutionary technology with touchscreen control. Hearing modes for any environment. Multiple models to choose from. Portable charging case. 48-hour battery life. UV cleaning. Background noise cancellation. 45-day risk free trial. Atom X to execute a joint revocable Trust, upon the first spouse to die, the Trust will then become irrevocable. Alternatively, an irrevocable Trust could be executed from the start. In either case, provision within the Trust can provide for the right of the surviving spouse to receive income generated from the Trust, or the right to use, occupy and possess real estate constituting the principal residence, for example. The Settlor(s) of such a Trust can provide for a child of the decedent spouse to serve as a Co-Trustee with the second spouse upon the death of the first spouse to die. In this event, there is at least a check on whether or not income distributions and principal distributions for health and welfare are not inappropriate. This might apply if the two individuals executing the Trust are not absolutely sure that the surviving spouse will not disinherit the decedent’s biological children and will in fact follow the terms of the Trust and the parties’ original intentions. Also, in a first marriage situation with all of the children being of the marriage, inserting a testamentary special power of appointment provision in the Trust allows the surviving spouse to exercise this power of appointment via his or her Last Will and Testament in order to reallocate the remaining assets in the Trust upon his or her death. For example, if the surviving spouse felt that one child needed a larger share of the Trust assets in order to survive financially, that child would receive a larger share of the Trust assets than he or she was entitled to pursuant to the terms of the Trust. This special power of appointment provision may be entirely inappropriate when dealing with a second marriage. The reason is that the power could be exercised by the surviving spouse to leave assets to his or her own children and thereby leaving out the children of the deceased spouse of this second marriage. Every family and marriage is different. Only after discussing all of the issues and family dynamics in a second marriage context can you arrive at the optimum set of Trust documents that will best meet your objectives. Joseph D. Cataldo is an estate planning/elder law attorney, Certified Public Accountant, Certified Financial Planner, AICPA Personal Financial Specialist and holds a master’s degree in taxation. For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net
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