by admin | Jun 23, 2014 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning, Long Term Care Issues, Medicaid and Long Term Care
Many families face the challenge of providing care to an ill, disabled, or aging family member. Creating a formal Care Contract among family members is a way to compensate a family member who provides care. It also allows the family member in need of care to...
by admin | Apr 16, 2014 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning, Long Term Care Issues, Medicaid and Long Term Care, 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 this reason, we regularly advise our clients about the importance of advance medical care planning, by executing a document called “Health Care...
by admin | Sep 20, 2013 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Digital and Social Media, Estate Planning
In today’s technology-driven world, many assets are stored digitally via a personal computer or online account. Assets that are stored in this manner generally may be accessed only by entering a username and password unique to each account. Because these assets...
by admin | Jul 22, 2013 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning, Same Sex Planning
In 1996, President Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), a law that defined marriage as between a man and a woman for the purpose of federal law. On June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of DOMA violates the guarantee of...
by admin | Apr 19, 2013 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, News, Veterans
On April 19, 2013, VA Secretary, Eric Shinseki, announced that the Veterans Administration is “implementing an aggressive plan to eliminate the backlog in 2015” of compensation claims. Noting that some Veterans have waited a year or long for their...
by admin | Apr 12, 2013 | Connecticut Estate Planning Attorney Blog, Estate Planning, News, Trusts
Seven Myths and Truths About “Living Trusts”: A “Living Trust”, also known as a “Revocable Trust,” often is advertised as a way to avoid probate and quickly transfer assets to family members upon death. However, there are many misconceptions about Living Trusts: Myth...
