by admin | Jul 15, 2008 | Estate Planning
I’m not old! Why do I need to do this? Many people assume that a Durable Power of Attorney Instrument and Health Care Instructions are only needed by “old” people. The truth is that in today’s fast paced society anyone legally an adult (older than eighteen in...
by admin | Jan 9, 2008 | Estate Planning
How do I protect the children of my prior marriage? Second or third marriages with one or both spouses having children from a prior marriage are increasingly common. How do you assure that the children of your prior marriage receive a portion of your estate when you...
by admin | Jul 19, 2007 | Estate Planning
Who do you tell? Estate planning documents such as Wills, Revocable Trusts (“Living Trusts”), Durable Power of Attorney Instruments, and Health Care Instructions are private documents. Unlike the deed to your home or the title to your car, your estate planning...
by admin | Jan 17, 2007 | Estate Planning
Living Wills and Health Care Representatives. A Living Will expresses your desire not to be kept alive by a mechanical device if you are in a persistent vegetative state or in the final stages of a terminal illness. The Living Will also designates the individuals...
by admin | Jul 30, 2006 | Estate Planning
The importance of funding a revocable trust (“living trust”). One of the reasons an estate plan includes a revocable trust (sometimes called a living trust) is to bypass the Probate administration process. That is because assets actually in the trust on the date of...
by admin | Jan 12, 2006 | Estate Planning
A new Connecticut Estate Tax replaces the Gift Tax and the Succession Tax. The Connecticut legislature repealed the Connecticut State Gift Tax and the Connecticut State Succession Tax, effective as of January 1, 2005. In their place, the legislature enacted the...
