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Estate Planning

How Can I Best Pass My Wealth Onto My Kids?

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A Hartford estate planning attorney provides you with assistance in making smart choices about how to transfer your wealth to your children. There are a variety of different techniques that you can consider for the transfer of money and property. The right approach will depend upon a wide variety of factors, including the value of … [Read More]

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What Does Spousal Elective Share Mean?

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Glastonbury probate attorneys can offer assistance during the probate process to those who need to protect an inheritance. An experienced attorney at Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates will not only provide representation to the executor of an estate who has many important duties to fulfill, but can also help those who stand to inherit money from … [Read More]

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Estate Planning Tips for Unmarried Couples

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Glastonbury estate planning lawyers offer comprehensive help to couples and singles of all ages. No matter what your family situation is, you need an estate plan to ensure that you have prepared for end-of-life issues and you need an estate plan to ensure that you have taken control over what you want your legacy to … [Read More]

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How Can You Leave Money to an Irresponsible Heir?

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Glastonbury estate planning attorneys offer guidance to individuals who are making an estate plan and who need to go beyond the basic plan in order to provide special protections for heirs or beneficiaries. There are many reasons why you may need to take additional steps in structuring an inheritance or financial gift to an heir. … [Read More]

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Five Types of Estate Planning Tools You Can Use

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Choosing the right estate planning tools is essential so you can control your legacy and ensure your family is always going to be cared for – even if something happens to you and you get sick or pass away.Ā  While many people think that a will is the only tool they need, a will leaves … [Read More]

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How Estate Planning Attorneys Help Plan for Serious Illnesses

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Hartford estate planning attorneys can help clients to prepare for whatever the future brings. In an ideal world, everyone would live healthily and happily well into retirement. Attorneys at Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates can help you to plan in case this dream comes true, by working with you to ensure you make the smartest choices … [Read More]

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Estate Planning Tips for Single Parents

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Hartford estate planning lawyers provide advice to people with all different kinds of life situations about how they can protect their families and make plans for their future. Estate planning is important for everyone, but it can be especially vital to put plans in place if you are a single parent. Single parents not only … [Read More]

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Holding Conservators Accountable for Abuses

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Conservatorship can be necessary in circumstances where a senior or a disabled person is not able to manage his or her own affairs due to physical or mental illness. Conservators are given tremendous responsibility under the law and are expected to act in the best interests of the person whose affairs they are put in … [Read More]

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4 Reasons You Don’t Want to Die Intestate

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If you have not made advanced plans for the distribution of your personal and real property after your death, you may die intestate. Dying intestate means that you have no will. Without a will, your family can face lots of problems in trying to wind up the affairs of your estate.Ā  Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates … [Read More]

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Myths about Estate Tax Planning

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Estate tax planning is very important if you have valuable assets that you want to leave to your loved ones. It becomes especially essential for those with a family business or farm, which are illiquid assets that could be counted as part of your taxable estate and that could leave your estate struggling to find … [Read More]

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