Will You Owe Taxes On Your Spouse’s Estate? Currently, the estate tax exemption in Connecticut is $3.6 million per person. So although an Estate Tax Return must be filed for every decedent, tax is due from very few estates. And even if the decedent’s assets exceeded $3,600,000, there is an unlimited marital deduction, so if…
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In our estate planning, probate, and elder law practice here at RWC, LLC, Attorneys, and Counselors at Law, we often see family squabbles that erupt because of unmet expectations. Many of these expectations involve emotionally-valuable personal property. And many of them erupt after the passing of a loved one. In many instances, had the family discussed…
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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 elder law practice. We do help clients protect their assets, but not because the State will take them if you don’t protect them. Welcome to…
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Medicare Advantage Plan Plan 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 include daily maintenance. This is the first time that CMA has allowed a service that covers daily maintenance to be eligible as a supplemental…
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Who ever heard of a lawyer without a will? It is about that time of year that most of our New Year Resolutions have gone by the wayside. I am not big on resolutions but admit to having a few. Some were business-oriented, including a promise to myself to update our law firm blog more…
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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, dressing, and undressing or taking care of the needs of personal hygiene (known as Activities of Daily Living). This could include home care or care…
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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, many divorced couples find themselves back in family court for a variety of reasons. A large part of my practice consists of post-judgment contempt matters…
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When I was about to marry my first husband, we were given a Myers-Briggs personality test about left/right brain thinking by the priest who was to marry us to predict our compatibility. I do not recall what the results were, but I seem to remember a look of disappointment? (or maybe fear?) on the face…
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Who remembers Jack and Diane? Those two crazy kids in love in John Cougar’s (before he admitted that his real last name was Mellencamp) 1980’s song, enjoying the carefree life of teenagers. Do you know what happened to Jack and Diane? Here’s the real ditty about Jack and Diane (lawyers always have to be the…
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The Benefits of Care Coordination and Advocacy – Life Care Planning Mary and Wade’s Story By: Attorney Joan Reed Wilson Earlier this month, we announced our new focus area called Life Care Planning, which developed out of our estate planning and elder law practices. Life Care Planning is a revolutionary new way to respond to…
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