by admin | Feb 7, 2011 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning, Newsletter
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Authorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 was signed into law on December 17, 2010. Here are some of the highlights: For calendar years 2011 and 2012, the federal estate tax exemption for property passing to non-spouse...
by admin | Feb 1, 2011 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Medicaid and Long Term Care, Uncategorized
The background. Section 46b-37 (b) of the Connecticut General Statutes makes each spouse liable for certain expenses incurred by the other. One sub-section of the statute expressly includes “hospital expenses”. Another sub-section of the statute expressly includes “an...
by admin | Jan 15, 2011 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning, Taxes
A gift tax is imposed on certain transfers (“taxable gifts”) during the life of the donor. The tax is payable by the person making the taxable gift, not the recipient. For 2011 and 2012, the gift tax exemption level is the same as the federal estate tax level of...
by admin | Jan 5, 2011 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Administration, Probate Matters
The redistricting of Connecticut Probate Courts, as recommended by the Probate Redistricting Commission and passed by the General Assembly (Public Act No. 09-1), will become effective today, January 5, 2011. This Act establishes fifty-four Probate Districts in the...
by admin | Dec 20, 2010 | Business Transactions, Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Digital and Social Media
On Tuesday, a federal Appeals Court in the 6th U.S. Circuit ruled that the government must obtain a search warrant based on probable cause before it can seize and search emails stored by internet service providers (ISPs). The Court held that email users have a Fourth...
