Austin Probate Lawyer

A study commissioned by the General Assembly of the Connecticut Legislature last year concluded that Connecticut’s estate tax could not be ruled out as having a negative effect on the state’s economy. Despite these results and the ensuing flurry of estate and inheritance tax reform bills sponsored by Republican senators, the issue has seemingly faded […]

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A new law signed by Governor Chris Gregoire would extend the rights of domestic partners living in Washington state. The new law has provisions allowing domestic partners to claim many of the legal benefits given to married couples, including those associated with probate, trusts, powers of attorney, and others.
The measure, which will take effect on […]

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Rose Quattro, 88, is an elderly, wheelchair-confined widow who is learning about probate law the hard way. Since last year, Mrs. Quattro has been fighting to simply be left alone, while a host of court-appointed lawyers bill her estate for services she never requested and does not want.
After Quattro was hospitalized last summer and ended […]

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