by Allison DePaola | Feb 22, 2017 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Administration, Estate Planning
Making decisions about who to appoint to carry out important roles for you after your death can be very difficult. However, if you don’t proactively select the people you trust and the position needs to be filled the Probate Court will appoint someone for you....
by Allison DePaola | Jan 20, 2017 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Real Estate Transactions
In the process of buying, selling, or refinancing your home? BEWARE! Wire fraud is on the rise in Connecticut! There are some recent wire transfer scams occurring that the State of Connecticut is encouraging everyone to be aware of. The Connecticut Department of...
by Allison DePaola | Jan 10, 2017 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Long Term Care Issues
Gift and Estate Tax: The federal lifetime exemption for property passing to non-spouse beneficiaries has been increased to $5,490,000.00. The Connecticut lifetime exemption for property passing to non-spouse beneficiaries remains the same at $2,000,000.00. There is...