A lot of people find thinking and talking about what’s going to happen after they die so unpleasant that they can’t wait to finish the paperwork for their estate plans and forget about the whole thing. The only problem is that an estate plan is something that has to...
Baby Boomers are those born from just after the Second World War until 1964, and they represent a spike in the birth rate due to soldiers returning home and an economic boom for the United States; the war helped to bring the country out of the Great Depression. Over...
As the owner of a multimillion-dollar business that is only growing and expanding every year, you think about succession planning often. You’re not going to run this company forever. You want to leave it to your heirs so that they can take it to new heights. That, you...
by Elizabeth Hartery -- In this time of incredible uncertainty and stress, many people are eager to put an estate plan in place or perhaps update the one that has been on their to-do list for ages. In states such as Connecticut, with its "Stay Safe, Stay Home" orders...
by Richard Land -- Does the pandemic have you worried about whether your existing estate plan works for you now? Or maybe you are simply using the enforced quarantine time to catch up on important things that you keep putting off. Either way, Chipman Mazzucco Emerson...
Irrevocable trusts are extremely helpful when used correctly in estate plans. You may be looking to reduce the taxes you owe or wanting to guarantee that someone you love will receive the assets you’re leaving behind for them. When you speak with your attorney to set...
As your parents age, you may have concerns about their estate plan or lack thereof. For this reason, you realize the importance of stepping in and lending a helping hand. But there’s a problem. If you don’t take the right approach, you could give the impression that...
by James J. Flaherty, Jr. -- As I noted in my previous post, Connecticut’s Governor, Ned Lamont, has issued a number of Executive Orders which affect the provision of legal services in Connecticut. My prior post involved the operation of the probate court system. That...
By James Flaherty, Jr. - As the battle against the coronavirus continues, we are all seeing ways in which our daily lives are being impacted and legal services are no exception. While legal services, per se, are exempted from Governor Ned Lamont’s recent Executive...
If your parent has severe medical complications and cannot make decisions on their own, it can really complicate the treatment process. Some people have written out what they want and do not want in a document called an advance directive, but many people neglect to...