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The term probate avoidance can have different meanings in different scenarios. The most common might be the idea of avoiding the need to open an estate after death. Another meaning would include avoiding the need for probate...

Governor Lamont’s recently proposed bill seeks to legalize recreational sale and use of cannabis by adults, among other things. The 108-page bill was referred to the CT legislature’s judiciary committee on February 6,...

The family lawyers at Brown, Paindiris & Scott offer Collaborative divorces as an alternative to hostile and dysfunctional processes typically experienced through court system divorces. A Collaborative divorce avoids...

As the economy slowly begins to reopen and the quarantine eases, many couples counselors and family attorneys are anticipating a rise in the number of divorces. The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced families to shelter at home,...

There are multiple Chapters of the U.S Bankruptcy Code under which a debtor may file. The most advantageous of those is Chapter 7, which provides for a “fresh start” and can potentially wipe out all the debtor’s...