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Time passages: Estate planning through the years

  • Posted onFebruary 23, 2020April 8, 2020
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Virtually everyone needs an estate plan, but it isn’t a one-size-fits-all proposition. Even though each person’s situation is unique, we do have general guidelines depending on your current stage of life. The early years If you’ve recently embarked on a career, gotten married or both,…

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What’s the difference between the two types of power of attorney?

  • Posted onSeptember 16, 2019April 8, 2020
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When drafting your estate plan, you and your attorney must account for what happens to your children and your assets after you die. But your plan must also spell out your wishes for making financial and medical decisions if you’re unable to make those decisions…

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Why you need to review your estate plan after divorce. Another reminder.

  • Posted onAugust 3, 2019April 8, 2020
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If you’re divorcing, it’s important to review your estate plan as early as possible, for two reasons: First, you may wish to revise your plan immediately to prevent your spouse from inheriting or gaining control over your assets if you die or become incapacitated before…

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Asset Protection for your Heirs: add spendthrift language to safeguard assets

  • Posted onJuly 23, 2019April 8, 2020
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Protecting assets from your creditors is often a critical aspect of estate planning, but you need to think about more than just your own creditors: You also need to consider your heirs’ creditors. Adding spendthrift language to a trust benefiting your heirs can help safeguard…

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Choose wisely grasshopper

  • Posted onJune 3, 2019April 8, 2020
  • Estate Planning

Choosing the right executor — sometimes known as a “personal representative” — is critical to the smooth administration of an estate. Yet many people treat this decision as an afterthought. Given an executor’s many responsibilities and complex tasks, it pays to put some thought into…

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Who needs an estate plan? You do!

  • Posted onMay 30, 2019April 8, 2020
  • Estate Planning

Despite what you might think, estate planning isn’t just for the rich and famous. In fact, your family is likely to benefit from a comprehensive plan that divides your wealth, protects your well-being and provides a compass for your family’s future. Dividing your wealth Estate…

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Fresh & Local: estate planning version.

  • Posted onMarch 2, 2019March 2, 2019
  • Estate Planning

Phote by Sarah Pflug from Burst Keep your estate planning documents Fresh and Local I often get calls from people who have just moved to Connecticut and are wondering if they need to update or revise their estate planning documents.  What I usually say is…

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The Estate Planning Utility Infielder: A Revocable Living Trust

  • Posted onMay 7, 2018September 23, 2020
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I get quite a few questions from my clients about trusts. There are many kinds of trusts that can be used for many different purposes, including: setting aside and protecting assets for minor children protecting assets for someone in need of long-term care due to…

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The Codicils of J. Paul Getty

  • Posted onApril 28, 2016April 29, 2016
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In 1958 J. Paul Getty was the richest man in the world. He even had his own listing verifying it in the Guinness Book of World Records. He was from wealth, his father was a successful wildcat oilman, J. Paul took over the old man’s…

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What to do About Larry

  • Posted onApril 11, 2016May 7, 2018
  • Business succession

What to do About Larry? So, I’m working on the Frank and Marilyn Buckman estate plan.  You remember them from the last post.  And you’ve probably figured out the reason they look familiar is they are the Buckman’s from Parenthood.( the Ron Howard film, not…

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COVID-19 Can’t keep us down. We are open, remotely!

Believe it or not, estate planning may be even easier now than pre-COVID.  I’m meeting with clients now over Zoom during the day, at night and weekends.  For right now (till June 23) we can arrange for you to sign your documents from the comfort of your home.

 

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Attorney Steve Basche is a partner in the firm of Hassett & George, PC, with offices in Glastonbury and Simsbury, Connecticut.

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