Keenan Law, LLC

04/28/2022

Attorney Keenan will participate in a nationally-broadcast webinar presented by Strafford Publications on May 26, 2022 from 1 to 2:30 pm EST titled “ Medicaid Planning When a Spouse Enters a Nursing Home: Avoiding Costly Pitfalls to Preserve Spousal Income ”. Attorney Keenan will be co-present

04/19/2022

Well, sort of. To put it another way, the Connecticut legislature has a “default” last will and testament ready and waiting for you in case you happen to pass away without one. That’s arguably a good thing since 54% of U.S. adults don’t have a will . This default approach to distributing you...

04/05/2022

Ah…did you have to hesitate for a second or two after reading that question? If you’re one of the 46% of U.S. adults who even have a will , then there’s a very good chance you’re not quite sure where it is. That’s because (thankfully!) there’s been no need to use it since you signed it m...

03/31/2022

There is always a Connecticut probate court fee when you pass away. It does not matter how much your estate is worth (unless you end up with little-to-no assets, which is rare) nor does it matter how many of your assets go through a probate administration process . Unfortunately, you need to lay

03/28/2022

Revocable living trusts are all the rage in estate planning these days. When I meet with new clients who have done some online homework and discussed estate planning with family and friends beforehand, they seem to believe that living trusts are what all the cool kids have in their estate plans. The

03/18/2022

Most people are honored to find out that they have been appointed as the Executor for someone’s will. However, there seems to be a near-universal underestimation of what that role entails. Below is a list of tasks that need to be on every Executor’s radar screen as they work their way through th...

03/11/2022

To start off, it’s worth mentioning that there is nothing you can do to guarantee against a will contest taking place, short of not having any estate at all when you pass away (spending your last dollar on your last day is, arguably, the best possible estate plan!). The reality is that anyone can ...

03/08/2022

If you are the sole owner of your car, or you co-own the car with someone else and the title lists your name “ and ” the other person’s name, then the car will have to go through a probate administration process when you pass away. Then the car will probably become an unmitigated headache for ...

08/16/2021

Attorney Keenan will participate in a panel discussion for a nationally-broadcast telephonic seminar on protecting assets while qualifying for long-term care benefits, such as Medicaid (“Title 19”) for Miami-based Rossdale Continuing Legal Education on October 6, 2021. The intended audience is fellow attorneys, accountants, financial advisors and other professionals. The two other presenting attorneys are Mollie Whitehead, Esq. of Chicago, Illinois and Rebecca Hobbs, Esq. of Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

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