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Category Archives: Probate
Social Security Numbers Of Dead Persons Are Available Online
Find them for free on the Social Security Death Index. Tomorrow is Ted Williams’ birthday. If living, he’d be turning 93. His social security number is 565-03-1343. In today’s world people rightfully go to great lengths to ensure the confidentiality of … Continue reading
Why Parents Need Wills
If you love and care about your children, you’ll do a will. If you don’t love them, feel free to play roulette with their lives and the lives of your well intentioned family members. It doesn’t matter that you don’t … Continue reading
Posted in A Connecticut Law Blog, Family Law, Probate
Tagged children, guardianships, parents, wills
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How Law Can Make You Happy
Law usually makes people unhappy. Every time the phone rings or my phone lights up it’s because someone has a problem. Usually, a large problem. Unhappiness abounds. How can law make you happy?
Posted in A Connecticut Law Blog, Probate
Tagged ct probate, economics and law, estate planning, happiness, law, ryan mckeen, wills
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Manchester Shootings Serve As A Reminder That Our Probate Courts Need Enhanced Security
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 … Continue reading
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Do Attorneys Charge More Than Legal Zoom For Wills?
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 … Continue reading
Posted in A Connecticut Law Blog, Legal Technology, Probate
Tagged attorneys, cost, legal zoom, wills
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CT State Senate Approves Probate Court Reform Bill
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 … Continue reading
Posted in A Connecticut Law Blog, Legislation, Probate
Tagged ct legislature, ct probate court reform, ct probate courts
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On CT Probate Court Reform and Taxing Legal Services
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 … Continue reading
Gov. Rell’s Plan For Probate Court Consolidation
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 … Continue reading
Presumption of Death in CT
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 … Continue reading
Around the Links: On Blogs, Angels and Lemons.
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 … Continue reading
Posted in A Connecticut Law Blog, Baseball, Probate, Property, Small Claims
Tagged Baseball, CT Law Blogs, Cyberlaw, Lemon Law
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