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Probate courts in Connecticut serve the vital purpose of bringing the services of the law to the people. Although the term "probate" comes up a lot in estate planning, it also covers important issues surrounding how people are taken care of, as well as identifying...
Managing our own problems can seem more than enough in life. But family sometimes need a little more from us when they are not able to handle the more complicated parts of life. This is often assumed for children and a little trickier for adults without the capacities...
Drafting a will is one of the best ways to be certain your assets end up where you want them to go. Further, if someone in your life dies with a will in place, you do not have to second-guess his or her wishes. Still, not all wills are perfect. Sometimes, contesting a...
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 increased the tax exclusion for gifts made during a person's life as well as estates left after death. People can give up to $11.4 million in property value, assets or other objects of value without having taxes assessed on their...
The business of working out who gets what after a death in the family is often difficult and fraught with emotions. Any loss, even expected ones, cause a sense of grief among loved ones and any old disagreements about the family china or the house can turn toxic....
Estate planning is an important task that many people spend most of their life ignoring. End of life affairs are always difficult to approach because of the logistics and the emotions involved, and some people may be inclined to do as little as possible. But estate...
Many conservators in Connecticut are relatives of the people who need them. Several inherit the job from themselves, as guardians of minors who need help dealing with the more complicated aspects of life, because conservators only apply to people of adult age. But...
Movies and television have many people believing they only hear what was in a will after the person has already passed away. All your beneficiaries should receive a copy of the will upon your passing, but this should only be a formality. All beneficiaries should...
One of the few guarantees that people have regarding the end of a life is that survivors will do their best to fulfill a person's substantive final wishes. If a decedent has left orders on how properties and assets should be shared to inheritors and beneficiaries, the...
Conservatorship is a very important role for a person to take on. This is one of the reasons that probate judges are more likely to appoint a conservator who patently cares about a person independent of a legal obligation. Many assume that this personal connection...