Westport living trust attorneys help you to avoid mistakes in the trust creation process. Making a trust can provide you with very important protections for your family and your wealth, but if you make errors when you create a trust, you will be unable to benefit from the protections that this powerful estate planning tool offers to … [Read More]
Questions to Ask When Choosing a Trustee
A trust administration lawyer at Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates can provide invaluable help during the trust administration process. The trust administration process is the process by which assets held in a living trust transfer after the death of the trust creator. The trustee oversees this process and has a fiduciary duty to manage the assets within the trust and act … [Read More]
Protecting the Elderly from Financial Abuse
A Hartford elder law attorney can provide help to seniors and to family members of those who are getting older. As seniors age, they often become the target of scammers who attempt to take advantage of them financially. Seniors could be victimized by strangers who perpetrate unlawful schemes and target vulnerable elderly people. Older Connecticut … [Read More]
How to Choose a Nursing Home That Provides High Quality Care
A Medicaid planning attorney at Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates can provide you with assistance in planning for the possibility you will need to move to a nursing home. It is important to make advanced plans in case you require nursing home care because there are wide discrepancies in quality from one nursing home to another. It is also important to … [Read More]
Understanding Guardianship Proceedings in Probate Court
Probate attorneys provide assistance after the death of a loved one when assets must transfer through the probate process. However, a death is not the only circumstance where going to court may be necessary. Probate courts can also preside over other legal proceedings, including the proceedings that become necessary when a guardian or conservator must be named for … [Read More]
When a Will Isn’t Enough For Your Estate Plan
Hartford estate planning attorneys can provide you with invaluable help in creating your estate plan. Many people believe, erroneously, that making a last will and testament is the only thing that they need to do in order to create an estate plan and provide for their families after they have passed on. A will is actually insufficient for … [Read More]
What Can You Expect After a Loved One Passes Away?
Westport probate attorneys will assist you with all of the steps that you need to take after a loved one has passed on. There are many different steps that need to occur after a death, and unfortunately you are often left trying to tackle these difficult issues while coping with the grief of your loved … [Read More]
State Updating Its Plan to Help People with Alzheimer’s
Connecticut elder law attorneys provide assistance in circumstances where there has been a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or when a person has otherwise been diagnosed with dementia. This diagnosis is life-altering and it is vitally important that a detailed plan for the future be created as soon as a diagnosis has been made. Nirenstein, Horowitz & Associates … [Read More]
Retirement is Complicated
Many factors go into retirement decisions. This article examines many of those factors, such as where to retire, access to healthcare, income taxation, estate taxation, property taxation, etc. This article includes many links to helpful lists. [Read More]
Estate Planning: Simple is not Always Better
Clients often want the simplest estate planning solution possible. While keeping it simple is an understandable goal, the simplest solutions are not often the best. This article shows a couple simple solutions for estate planning and why, in most circumstances, a living trust is at the center of a more robust estate plan and more likely to provide the desired protections. [Read More]
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