by Ryan McKeen
Connecticut Probate Courts lack security. In every court I’ve been in, there’s no security guard. No metal detectors. Nothing.
Every other court in the state requires anyone entering to pass through a metal detector, have his or her bags screened and there is usually at least one marshall present in court at all times.
I [...]
by Ryan McKeen
I’m a longtime Sirius Satellite radio subscriber. This alone qualifies me as an expert on Legal Zoom ads. For those who don’t subscribe to satellite radio – let me fill you in: Legal Zoom advertises non-stop on satellite radio.
Every time, I hear one of the legal zoom ads about wills I think that [...]
by Ryan McKeen
The Senate last night approved a bill that cuts the current 117 probate court districts by more than half. It also imposes regular schedules in those courts and requires future probate judges to be attorneys. Conn Politics.TV
You can read the text of the bill here.
My question is where is the state going to [...]
By Ryan McKeen
I love those new light bulbs, you know, the spiral kind. Their packaging tells me that I can save $120 a year or something if I replace my old fashioned light bulbs. Having changed out my bulbs – they’re not kidding, I do save money on my monthly electric bill.
The problem is to [...]
by Ryan McKeen
It’s also time for reform of our probate court system. Our system is antiquated and broken. I am proposing an overhaul that will reduce the number of courts, improve services and increase the hours of operation. It will also save money. Gov. Rell, 2/4/09
Here is the link to Governor’s Bill No. 6385 “An Act [...]
Any person who has been absent from his home and unheard of for a period of seven or more years shall be presumed to be dead……Conn.Gen. Stat. Sec. 45a-329
This statute exists to prevent property from going to waste.
So if you are going on a long vacation, make sure to email, write, or phone home every six [...]
Between my annual battle with leaves, late nights watching the Red Sox, and early morning hearings, I’ve fallen a bit behind in my blogging.
Right now there’s no more late nights watching the Red Sox. In a few weeks, I’ll be dealing with snow instead of leaves and I’ll always have to deal with court hearings.
There [...]
I recently had the opportunity to interview State Senate Candidate George Colli.
George is running to represent Connecticut’s 7th Senatorial District (Somers, Enfield, Suffield, Windsor Locks, Windsor, East Granby, and Granby).
This is a law blog and not a political blog but there’s certainly an overlap seeing how lawmakers make laws which is why I’ve asked George questions related to [...]
Last week, Matt Curtiss posted about appointing a guardian for children as part of an estate plan.
To add to what Matt wrote, here’s some of my thoughts:
Revist your decision every year or so. There is no limit on how many times you can change a guardian under a will;
Avoid co-guardians, it may seem like a [...]
567-68-0515
That’s it. That is really the social security number of the 37th President of The United States, Richard Millhous Nixon.
444-26-7015 is/was Mickey Mantle’s social security number.
The Splendid Splinter, The Greatest Hitter To Ever Live, American Hero, Ted Williams’ social security number: 565-03-1343.
I’m not making this stuff up. No false advertising here.
How did I get these? [...]
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