Eastern Connecticut firm with offices in Willimantic, Brooklyn, Coventry and Colchester. Its probate group, led by Attorney Patrick M. Prue, a former probate judge, and Attorney Evelina M. Ruszkowski, handles estate administration from inventory to final distribution, conservatorship applications, trust administration and probate disputes. Meetings are available in person or virtually.
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Forms for Planning Your Estate in Connecticut
Free forms for planning your estate in Connecticut: will, living trust, pour-over will, powers of attorney and TOD deed. Prepare each form for Connecticut.
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Revocable Living Trust
Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.
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Pour-Over Will
In Connecticut, a pour-over will is signed before 2Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-251Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.
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Transfer on Death Deed
Transfer real property to a beneficiary upon your death without probate. Available in 34 states and the District of Columbia.
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Last Will and Testament
In Connecticut, a will is signed before 2Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-251Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyConn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-251Verified Oct 18, 2026View source.
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Tools for Planning Your Estate in Connecticut
Free tools for planning your estate in Connecticut: will and trust costs, trust or TOD deed, and the signing rules. Run each tool for Connecticut.
Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?
In Connecticut, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 2.2%Modeled estimate under CT Probate Court Rules of Procedure, Rule 39 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage; Hayward v. Plant factors); C.G.S. § 45a-294 (will contest expenses only): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.5%Modeled estimate under CT Probate Court Rules of Procedure, Rule 39 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage; Hayward v. Plant factors); C.G.S. § 45a-294 (will contest expenses only): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee.
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How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?
An attorney-prepared revocable living trust in Connecticut runs $4,460Estimate: 10 hours at $446, Clio's Connecticut Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $6,690Estimate: 15 hours at $446, Clio's Connecticut Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source for an individual, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
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Do I Need a TOD Deed?
Connecticut does not authorize transfer on death deeds; sole-name real property goes through probate, at least 6 months for a simple estate, unless held in a trust or with a right of survivorship.
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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?
Connecticut does not revoke an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorceConn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-257cVerified Sep 15, 2026View source; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.
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