by Allison DePaola | Oct 1, 2016 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning
Connecticut has a new Power of Attorney Statute. The 2015 and 2016 sessions of the Connecticut legislature enacted the Connecticut Uniform Power of Attorney Act. This is the first major revision to Connecticut’s Power of Attorney law since 1965. Here are six facts...
by Allison DePaola | May 8, 2016 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning
With Mother’s Day on the horizon, the health and well-being of mom is on everyone’s mind. Have you thought about whether mom has the necessary estate planning documents in place to protect what’s important to her? We know that all moms should have basic estate...
by Allison DePaola | Apr 29, 2016 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning
Things may change: If you have drafted estate planning documents many years ago, many things in your life may have changed. Your estate planning documents should express your current wishes, should properly plan for your current financial status, and should...
by Allison DePaola | Jan 26, 2016 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning
Many people have asked “what is estate planning?” Put simply, we help protect the people and “stuff” that’s important to you. At the most basic level, it includes protecting you! If you are over the age of 18 you should have documents in place to protect...
by Allison DePaola | Dec 4, 2015 | Estate Planning
There are currently fraudulent IRS phone calls being made to individuals all around the country. We have recently gotten phone calls from some clients, alerting us to phone calls they have received from persons claiming to be IRS representatives, and asking for the...
by Allison DePaola | Dec 3, 2015 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Digital and Social Media, Digital Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Wills & Estate Planning
Every so often our Facebook newsfeed is inundated with posts from Facebook users declaring that Facebook is prohibited from sharing their personal information, pictures, or content. Do these posts really work? The short answer is “No.” As the owner and operator of the...
