Serves Hartford and Fairfield counties from offices in West Hartford, Stamford and Greenwich; founded in 1909. Its Private Clients Group handles probate and estate administration and executor and trustee services, and a separate fiduciary and probate litigation group takes will contests, contested accountings, fiduciary removal proceedings and conservatorship and guardianship proceedings.
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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Connecticut
Free Connecticut forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Connecticut.
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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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Healthcare Power of Attorney
Connecticut requires 2CGS § 19a-575aVerified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not requiredCGS § 19a-575aVerified Oct 15, 2026View source.
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Financial Power of Attorney
Connecticut treats a power of attorney as durable by defaultConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-1d, 1-350c, 1-350d, 1-350e, 1-350f, 1-350h, 1-350i, 1-350k, 1-350l, 1-350r, 1-351, 1-352, 1-362, 1-365; § 47-10Verified Sep 18, 2026View source, and it is signed before 2Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 1-1d, 1-350c, 1-350d, 1-350e, 1-350f, 1-350h, 1-350i, 1-350k, 1-350l, 1-350r, 1-351, 1-352, 1-362, 1-365; § 47-10Verified Sep 18, 2026View source witnesses.
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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Connecticut
Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Connecticut: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool.
How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?
In Connecticut, four years at a public university cost about $120,184NCES Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 330.20, public 4-year in-state tuition, fees, room and board, academic year 2022-23Verified Oct 17, 2026View source and the cost of living is near the U.S. averageBEA Regional Price Parities, all items, by state, 2024Verified Oct 17, 2026View source; the state levies an estate taxConn. Gen. Stat. § 12-391Verified Sep 15, 2026View source above $15,000,000Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-391Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?
An attorney-prepared revocable 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 and a simple will $1,164Estimate: 3 hours at $388, Clio's Connecticut Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $2,328Estimate: 6 hours at $388, Clio's Connecticut Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
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Who Inherits Without a Will?
Without a will in Connecticut, a surviving spouse takes the first $100,000 plus half of the restConn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-437Verified Oct 21, 2026View source when every child of either spouse is a child of both, and descendants divide what passes to them per stirpesConn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-438Verified Oct 21, 2026View source.
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