Watertown, CT
Estate planning Lawyer at Watertown, CT
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business
Every day, I see the hardships created when people failed to make or update estate plans. Being both a practicing attorney and a sitting Connecticut Probate Judge, I have a unique perspective on the w...
See Full GuideIn my previous article in this series on fiduciaries, I examined situations where a fiduciary (trustee, executor, administrator, guardian of the estate or conservator of the estate) may be removed. Th...
See Full GuideIn my first article on fiduciaries, I explained the role of executors and administrators in decedent’s estates. This next article in the Fiduciaries series examines situations that may require a court...
See Full GuideFor Connecticut residents who die on or after January 1, 2005, Connecticut imposes a state estate tax. This is in addition to the federal estate tax. Connecticut residents who died before that date we...
See Full GuideThis article, the first in a multipart series, examines the roles of fiduciaries in probate matters. What is a Fiduciary? Fiduciary is a term used to describe someone who serves in a role where they m...
See Full GuideSome time ago, Joan Rivers, a well-known television personality, had to be placed on life support after it was reported that she experienced complications during a surgical procedure. When I originall...
See Full GuideThis article outlines important factors in the process of evaluating potential attorneys for probate matters, helping you make the best choice. This is based on my experience as a Connecticut Probate ...
See Full GuideThis last article in my series on the advantages of living trusts looks at how living trusts can be used in planning for Connecticut estate taxes. Connecticut estate taxes may be due after a Connectic...
See Full GuideI recently had a discussion with a married couple with two children, ages 4 and 2. They were interested in providing for their children if something were to happen to both parents. One way to accompli...
See Full GuideThere is a great deal of confusion about trusts. This is partly due to the claims some purveyors of living trusts make in order to sell more of their "one size fits all" living trust packages. This fi...
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