Download the 2024 Medicare and You Handbook
Looking for information about Medicare and what’s new in 2024? Medicare is health insurance for people 65 or older. Learn about the Medicare parts of coverage, options, costs, and how and when to enroll. You are eligible to sign up for Medicare three months before your 65th birthday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
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Questions to Ask Before Meeting with an Estate Planning Attorney
Prior to making an appointment with an estate planning attorney, ask yourself a few questions to come prepared to the meeting. If you don’t know the answer, come with prepared questions for your attorney. Doing this will ensure the best use of your time and money. What makes up my estate? Your estate consists of […]
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A Summary of Medicare’s Four Parts
As an individual in your mid-60s, you may be faced with important life decisions, including when to retire and whether to downsize. One crucial decision you need to make concerns how you will access Medicare. You must choose which Medicare option to take and must do so in a timely manner. Medicare is a […]
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Contesting a Will
When you hear about wills being contested, you may initially think of famous families involved in legal battles over the validity of a will. However, there are various reasons why a will may be challenged, and not all of them involve family disputes. Contesting a will may be necessary if you suspect that it […]
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Building Long-Term Wealth with Your Home
Real estate is one of the largest assets people own. Real estate tends to appreciate over time, so with care, home equity can be the foundation for your family’s fortunes, resulting in profits that can affect your children’s and grandchildren’s wealth. Owning real estate can put you on a path to growing generational assets. […]
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Ericson, Scalise & Mangan Named Lawyers of Distinction
Law firm Ericson, Scalise & Mangan, P.C., with offices in New Britain and Avon, is pleased to announce the naming of Attorneys Robert A. Scalise, Jr., and Catherine Craig to the distinguished honor of Lawyer of Distinction, which recognizes excellence in the practice of law. This is the fifth consecutive year that Attorney Scalise […]
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Planning to Announce Your Retirement
As your career winds down, you may be making plans to announce your retirement. To be gracious and considerate, give enough notice to enable your employer to find a suitable replacement. The amount of time depends on the nature of your job and your level of seniority. The more expertise you bring and the […]
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How to Select an Executor
Are you thinking about drafting your will and working on your estate plan? Is this causing you to weigh your choices when it comes to naming an executor? When it comes to identifying the person whom you want as the executor of your estate, you will want to grant this duty to an individual […]
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Medicaid’s Long-Term Care Spousal Impoverishment Rules
The prospect of long-term care often brings with it many financial concerns. As we experience our declining health or that of an aging family member, we begin to realize that long-term care needs at home or in a facility could be necessary. When looking into local senior home care services and skilled nursing facilities, […]
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Survey Highlights the High Costs of Long-Term Care
The prospect of long-term care often brings with it many financial concerns. As we experience our declining health or that of an aging family member, we begin to realize that long-term care needs at home or in a facility could be necessary. When looking into local senior home care services and skilled nursing facilities, […]
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Taxes and Divorce
If you are ending a marriage, you are likely feeling a lot of sadness, confusion, dissatisfaction, and unhappiness. In addition to all the emotions that arise in the face of separation and divorce, you may be wondering about how this will impact your taxes as you prepare to file. What happens when the IRS […]
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Heirs and Contingent Beneficiaries
When the Titanic went down in 1912, several women chose to remain on board with their husbands. One was Ida Straus, whose family co-owned Macy’s Department Store. Although Titanic-scale disasters are extraordinarily rare, you should nevertheless include a contingency beneficiary in your will or trust in case life or death serves up something unexpected. […]
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