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Post-DOMA Planning: Exploring Some of the most Signficant Federal Benefits Now Available to Married Same-Sex Couples

Post-DOMA Planning: Exploring Some of the Most Significant Federal Benefits Now Available to Married Same-Sex Couples Once the Supreme Court’s decisions regarding the Defense of Marriage Act have had some time to sink in, same-sex couples and their advisors will need to start sorting through the changes resulting from this decision and determining how they […]
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Post-DOMA Planning

Identifying Estate Planning Techniques No Longer Available and Updating Estate Plans to Reflect New Benefits Our last article discussed some significant benefits that will now be available to married same-sex couples as well as identifying one estate planning technique that no longer applied to these couples.  In this article, we will expand on some other […]
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ART and Estate Planning

In recent decades, an increasing number of people have built their families using assisted reproductive technology (ART), the best known example of which is in-vitro fertilization (IVF). With advances in technology, ART has become more and more successful at helping couples not only conceive, bring home healthy babies, and often . If your family has […]
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September 11, 2013 OR September 12, 2013 Don’t Go Broke in a Nursing Home Seminar

Attention Connecticut Residents! As a Connecticut resident,  you are NOW ELIGIBLE for government assistance for protecting your assets under a state sponsored program. Connecticut residents can now receive Medicaid payments for Long-Term Care services without having to first spend down their savings. Don’t miss this upcoming workshop in your area! RSVP Here or Call Erin at 860-769-6938 to […]
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Do I Need a Will Registry?

What is a Will Registry? What’s worse than dying without an estate plan? Having one, but your survivors are unable to locate it, or don’t even know to look for it. In such a case, your estate would be distributed under intestacy laws, the state laws that dictate the division of property of people who […]
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Can Community Spouses ‘Just Say No’? Connecticut Doctrine of Spousal Refusal Narrowed by U.S. District Court

Can Community Spouses ‘Just Say No:’? Connecticut Doctrine of Spousal Refusal Narrowed by U.S. District Court Often, a Medicaid applicant needing nursing home care will have a spouse who is able to continue living at home in the community (“Community Spouse”).  There are strict income and asset guidelines regarding Medicaid eligibility when there is a […]
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