by Allison DePaola | May 3, 2019 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning
Most people feel strongly that they want to control who may access their assets and what happens to their assets while they are alive; they limit who may view bank accounts, write checks, make investment decisions, or other important financial decisions. After all...
by Allison DePaola | Apr 16, 2019 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized, Wills & Estate Planning
There may come a time when you are unable to make medical decisions for yourself due to injury, illness, or disease. For that reason, it is important that you sign a document called “Health Care Instructions”. Everyone over the age of eighteen (18) should have...
by Allison DePaola | Dec 9, 2018 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Long Term Care Issues, Medicaid and Long Term Care, Veterans
In November of 2018, we wrote about the new VA Pension Benefit Rules that are now in place as of October 18, 2018. As stated in our last article, these new rules are designed to make it much clearer for claimants to understand the financial eligibility rules when...
by Allison DePaola | Oct 18, 2018 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Long Term Care Issues, Medicaid and Long Term Care, Veterans
Effective as of October 18, 2018, the VA has made changes to the Pension Benefit Rules in an effort to “maintain the integrity of the pension program.” These changes will impact Veterans and their surviving spouse’s eligibility for the VA Pension and the Veteran’s Aid...
by Allison DePaola | Oct 9, 2018 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning
We all have seen articles and advertisements in newspapers inviting the public to seminars to discuss something called a “Living Trust”. Often the article or the advertisement suggests that a Living Trust is an essential requirement of any estate plan. Although that...
by Allison DePaola | Sep 5, 2018 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Administration, Estate Planning
We posted this blog post many years ago, but, it is worth repeating. We often get questions from clients and colleagues who are confused about what exactly a Living Trust is and the advantages and limitations of incorporating a Living Trust in an estate plan. A...
