Trusts & Estates

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Hoy-Wong v. Estate of Hoy

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A child who alleges that siblings allegedly liquidated the contents of her parents' home, and kept the contents for themselves, possesses the burden to prove that a Probate Court inventory and final account were inaccurate.

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Estate of Turturino v. Turturino; Turturino v. Romanczak

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When the decedent's property cannot be physically divided, a court can find it is in the best interests of the parties to order the property's sale.

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A New America Alters The Equation

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The day after last November's election, Americans looked in the mirror and, for the first time, saw a new vision of themselves. This new America has been said to be a reflection of ? and culmination of ? changes that have been taking place for decades.

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Avoid Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements

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The difficult decision to place a loved one in a nursing home is frequently made under stressful circumstances and is always fraught with emotion.

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Loomis v. Lupoli

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An individual who provides services to an estate administrator may not qualify as a creditor of the estate.

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Kolodecik v. Hospital of Saint Raphael

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A hospital that seeks compensation against the decedent's estate for unpaid medical expenses may not be able to allege a special defense of laches against the estate fiduciaries, after they deny the hospital's claim, because laches is an equitable defense, and the hospital requests monetary damages, or an action at law.

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Azoulay v. Gersten

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A court can overturn a final account, if there is evidence of fraud, self-dealing or a conflict of interest.

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Goodwin v. Colchester Probate Court

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A Probate Court is not required to admit a will to probate, if there is "sufficient objection" to the admission of the will, pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes §45a-288(a).

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Bank of New York As Trustee v. Bell

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Generally, the beneficiary of a resulting trust lacks standing to bring a cause of action against a third party.

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In The Matter Of: Mary E. Bachand

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The term "resides," as employed in C.G.S. §45a-175(b), which establishes jurisdiction for the Probate Court in the district where a grantor of a power of attorney "resides," when read in context, unambiguously means the place where a person actually lives regardless of her intention to remain there, or even an understanding of that location as the place at which she resides.