The five basic elements of an estate plan
By McCarthy Law, LLC |
Estate Planning Lawyer When you are estate planning, any good estate planning lawyer is going to tell you that the general estate plan has five key elements. Those key elements are will, trust, power of attorney, health care or medical directive and a beneficiary designation. But you may not know all of these elements are, […]
Read More The Realities of Short Sales and Deficiency Judgements
By McCarthy Law, LLC |
The Armageddon Scenario – You lose the house, but still have to pay the mortgage. This is, in fact, an increasingly familiar scenario in Connecticut and 41 other states wherein homeowners are foreclosed out of their properties, but still have to pay back loan debt that remains unsatisfied by the foreclosure proceeds. This difference between […]
Read More Should the US Do Away with Conservatorships?
By McCarthy Law, LLC |
Are you among the many Americans who have been shocked to learn that your right to handle your own money or your right to control your own health decisions could be taken away by a judge? Many Americans don’t come across conservatorship or guardianship issues regularly, so it can be a rude awakening to realize […]
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