Category Archives: Estate Planning
Can Anyone Create Advance Directives?
Advance directives, sometimes known simply as “life’s events documents,” are an essential part of estate planning for all adults, regardless of a person’s age or financial circumstances. As you may know, whether you are thinking about estate planning for yourself or for your elderly parents, you may be wondering if there are certain requirements… Read More »
How Does a Living Will Work?
For anyone considering estate planning for themselves, or hoping to help an elderly parent with elements of estate planning, advance directives are essential to consider. Advance directives are different types of documents that ultimately allow a person to have a say in their own medical decisions or health care proceedings even if they become… Read More »
How to Discuss Estate Planning with Your Elderly Parents
Many adults in their 40s and 50s have elderly parents who are beginning to need significant medical care and help with their finances, yet it remains common for elderly adults to have avoided estate planning earlier in life. As such, many of those adults in their 40s and 50s are thinking about how to… Read More »
What is a Power of Attorney?
Whether you are in your 40s, 50s, or older, it is critical to think about estate planning and the documents that you will need to have in place to protect yourself and your family. One important type of document is the power of attorney (often simply called a POA), and it is important to… Read More »
Life’s Events Documents and Estate Planning: What Do I Need?
While none of us can fully plan for unexpected life events, it is possible to make plans so that you maintain your ability to make decisions in certain circumstances as best as possible, and that you identify other people you trust to make decisions for you if you become unable to do so for… Read More »
How A Trust Can Safeguard Your Minor Child’s Inheritance
There is nothing that you would not do for your child and to ensure their safety and security. This includes proactively developing an estate plan or updating an existing one when you become a parent. But when you write your estate plan, what you include in it makes a big difference. Putting together an… Read More »
Top Financial Tips for New Parents
When a child is on the way, the number of things to prepare for can seem impossible. From picking a name to stocking a nursery full of all the blankets and diapers a baby will use, it is a lot for a couple to handle. Children are life-changing, and when bringing one into the… Read More »
What Estate Planning Documents Do I Need?
While there is a common misconception that estate planning is a process that is only important for older adults, it is essential for Connecticut residents to know that estate planning is critical for adults of all ages. In particular, once you are in your late 30s and into your 40s with minor children and… Read More »
A New Year Is a Good Time to Check Your Estate Plan
Once the work and time is put into developing a comprehensive estate plan, one may feel confident in the final outcome and the estate planning tools that were used to protect their wealth. It is often recommended to regularly check one’s estate plan or review it when certain life events happen to make sure… Read More »
What Happens if You Are Incapacitated and You Do Not Have An Advanced Directive in Connecticut?
Determining what advanced care planning documents will benefit you the most as you put together your estate plan will come in handy if, in the future, you become incapacitated and are unable to communicate your healthcare decisions. There may be certain situations where you would want a particular medical treatment and others where you… Read More »