Estate Planning Law - Wills, Trusts, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney, Appointment of Health Care Representatives. We specialize in helping families manage some of the most crucial and complicated milestones of life. You can plan ahead for many of life's events so your loved ones don't have to. Secure the peace of mind today that comes with knowing you have planned for tomorrow.
We will help you do both. Ms. Watterworth was admitted to the practice of law in Connecticut in 1988. She maintains a membership in the Connecticut State Bar Association, and the Estate & Probate Section and the Elder Law Section of the Bar Association. She is also a memeber of the Simsbury Bar Assocaition. She practices in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, asset protection planning, conservatorships, and elder law.
She has more than two decades of experience with roles in major law firm private practice at Murtha, Cullina in Hartford, CT and Cummings & Lockwood in Stamford, CT, and Wall Street investment banking with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.
We will help you do both. Ms. Watterworth was admitted to the practice of law in Connecticut in 1988. She maintains a membership in the Connecticut State Bar Association, and the Estate & Probate Section and the Elder Law Section of the Bar Association. She is also a memeber of the Simsbury Bar Assocaition. She practices in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, asset protection planning, conservatorships, and elder law.
She has more than two decades of experience with roles in major law firm private practice at Murtha, Cullina in Hartford, CT and Cummings & Lockwood in Stamford, CT, and Wall Street investment banking with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.
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Advanced Estate Planning can save your loved ones a great deal of the expense and frustration that can come with unexpected consequences of failing to do a Last Will and Testament.
It can provide you with the peace of mind that comes with understanding WHAT assets are included in your estate, HOW your assets will pass, WHO they will pass to, and WHEN your beneficiaries receive those assets.
As your estate planning counsel, we can help you with wills, trusts, conservatorships, advance health care directives, powers of attorney and other estate planning documents.
It can provide you with the peace of mind that comes with understanding WHAT assets are included in your estate, HOW your assets will pass, WHO they will pass to, and WHEN your beneficiaries receive those assets.
As your estate planning counsel, we can help you with wills, trusts, conservatorships, advance health care directives, powers of attorney and other estate planning documents.
The administration of decedents' estates is a legal process overseen by the local Probate Court which ensures any debts, funeral expenses, expenses of administering the estate and taxes are paid before approving the distribution of the remaining assets of the estate.
If the deceased person left a will, the division of property in their name alone will be carried out according to the instructions in the will.
If the decedent did not leave a will, that property will be divided according to Connecticut's laws of intestacy.
If the deceased person left a will, the division of property in their name alone will be carried out according to the instructions in the will.
If the decedent did not leave a will, that property will be divided according to Connecticut's laws of intestacy.
When the time comes that you or a loved one needs more care then can be provided at home, a little planning can go a long way toward protecting your assets and avoiding unintended consequences.
Average nursing home costs in Connecticut can run over $14,000 per month.
These costs can quickly deplete financial resources.
Certain assets may be exempt from the requirement to "spend down" assets before applying for Title XIX assistance.
These rules are complex, so it is best to consult an attorney with knowledge in these legal matters.
Average nursing home costs in Connecticut can run over $14,000 per month.
These costs can quickly deplete financial resources.
Certain assets may be exempt from the requirement to "spend down" assets before applying for Title XIX assistance.
These rules are complex, so it is best to consult an attorney with knowledge in these legal matters.
If you don't have an estate plan, the State of Connecticut has one for you.
And it may not be what you expect or want.
If you die intestate - which means without a valid written Will - the laws of Connecticut will determine how assets you own in your sole individual name ("probate assets") will be distributed.
If you die with a spouse but no descendants or parents, your spouse will inherit everything.
If you die with a spouse and at least one descendant from you and that spouse, your spouse inherits the first $100, 000 of your probate property plus one-half of the balance.
And it may not be what you expect or want.
If you die intestate - which means without a valid written Will - the laws of Connecticut will determine how assets you own in your sole individual name ("probate assets") will be distributed.
If you die with a spouse but no descendants or parents, your spouse will inherit everything.
If you die with a spouse and at least one descendant from you and that spouse, your spouse inherits the first $100, 000 of your probate property plus one-half of the balance.
A Power of Attorney is an important estate planning tool that allows a person, referred to as the "Principal, " to designate another individual to act as an "Agent" on their behalf for financial and other matters without involving the probate court.
The Principal can still act on their own behalf, and at the same time the Agent can act on the Principal's behalf as well.
Having a well-drafted Power of Attorney can avoid the need to have a Conservator appointed by the Probate Court if someone becomes legally incapacitated.
The Principal can still act on their own behalf, and at the same time the Agent can act on the Principal's behalf as well.
Having a well-drafted Power of Attorney can avoid the need to have a Conservator appointed by the Probate Court if someone becomes legally incapacitated.
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