Does a Surviving Spouse Have To File An Estate Tax Return?
Will You Owe Taxes On Your Spouse’s Estate? Currently, the estate tax exemption in Connecticut is $9.1 million per person. So although an Estate Tax Return must be filed for…
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Joan Reed Wilson Esq. - Managing Partner
Practices in the areas of estate planning, elder law, Medicaid planning, conservatorships, probate and trust administration, and real estate. Admitted to practice in the States of Connecticut and California, she is the Vice President of the CT Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), an active member of the Elder Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association, accredited with the PLAN of CT for Pooled Trusts, with the Veteran’s Administration to assist clients with obtaining Aid & Attendance benefits for long-term care needs and with the Agency on Aging’s CareLink Network.
Ten Timely Tips To Avoid Family Squabbles
In our estate planning, probate, and elder law practice here at Reed Wilson Case we often see family squabbles that erupt because of unmet expectations. Many of these expectations involve…
Do You Need To Protect Your Money From Nursing Homes?
FALSE FACT Vol. 1, Issue 1: If you don’t protect your money, the State will take it. This is probably the most common “inaccurate” statement that I hear in my…
Medicare Advantage Plans: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Medicare Advantage Plans Update Earlier this month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that beginning in 2019, Medicare Advantage plans will cover supplemental non-skilled home benefits that…
Proposed Changes to Veterans Benefits Could Affect Elderly
The Veteran’s Aid and Attendance (A&A) Pension provides Veterans benefits for qualified veterans and their surviving spouses who require the regular attendance of another person to assist in eating, bathing,…
Tips for Dealing with Post Divorce Conflict
So your agreement is signed and approved by a judge who declared you single – you leave the courthouse thankful that you will never step foot in it again. Unfortunately,…