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Benefits of Making a Living Trust Part of Your Estate Planning

A living trust is a means of controlling property during your lifetime and causing it to be distributed after your death. It is often used instead of a will to Read More

What Happens If You Die Without a Will?

If you’re among the estimated 50 percent of Americans who don’t have a last will and testament, you are giving up control of how your property will be distributed upon Read More

Talking to Your Parents About Estate Planning

It’s not easy to watch your parents age. Seeing them slow down and even start to decline physically or mentally can make you think about what happens when they reach Read More

Using Irrevocable Trusts in Medicaid Planning

Medicaid is a government insurance program that covers expenses that other types of insurance (including Medicare) won’t cover. It is relied on by elderly people who need nursing home care Read More

When and How to Dispute a Last Will and Testament

If one of your close relatives has passed away leaving a last will and testament, you may be entitled to receive notice that the will has been submitted to probate Read More

New Connecticut Law Provides Equal Rights for Nonbiological Parents

A newly minted law provides a path for nonbiological parents to establish parental rights over their children and for those children to obtain all the legal benefits, such as inheritance Read More

Estate Planning Considerations for LGBT Families

Putting together an estate plan is crucial for anyone who wants to safeguard their assets and to ensure their wishes are carried out after disability or death. Planning ahead can Read More

Using Trusts to Establish Medicaid Eligibility

Old age and infirmity often create the need for long-term care, including placement in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. But the costs of long-term care can be considerable. Elders Read More

Estate Planning Considerations for Blended Families

It is estimated that more than half of all Americans either have been or will be part of a blended family at some point during their lives, whether through remarriage, Read More

Why You Should Keep Your Estate Planning Documents Up to Date

After you make a will, a trust or other estate planning documents, it’s easy to file and forget them. But your life changes as the years go by, while the Read More

ESTATE PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS DURING COVID 19 STAY AT HOME ORDERS

  Many of us are finding ourselves confined to our homes or other secluded places trying to stay healthy and avoid contracting the Coronavirus, aka COVID 19. Some of us are Read More

DISCLOSURE OF ESTATE PLAN DOCUMENTS

  A recurring problem that we have noticed with respect to estate planning documents, besides having none at all, is when the author fails to advise anyone that the documents exist Read More

END OF THE YEAR PLANNING

 As we near the end of the calendar year, many people start to think about taking stock of some of their personal affairs and thinking about planning for the future. Read More

ELECTRONIC WILLS

  There apparently is a push for legislatures across the country to pass laws allowing electronic Last Will and Testaments rather than the traditional pen and paper Wills. In Connecticut a Read More

WHAT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAKE HEALTH CARE DECISIONS ABOUT YOURSELF

As long as you are able to actively take part in medical decisions about yourself and are over the age of 18, no one else has the legal authority to Read More

SAFEkeeping Important Documents

As an estate planning attorney I prepare legal documents for people all the time. Documents such as Wills and other estate documents are usually stored away for long periods of Read More

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