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Read about Donald Law Office Monthly Newsletters
Every month at Donald Law Office we will upload a new newsletter to our social media sites as well as our website. You can find all the recent newsletters we’ve published below. The purpose of these newsletters is to inform you about Donald Law Office happenings including workshops, hirings, insight on the work we do and much more!
A sneak peek at our latest newsletter!
Our latest newsletter is our March Newsletter! In this newsletter we discuss exciting events that the staff from Donald Law Office have participated in.
Specific Bequests
A specific bequest is used when the grantor of the trust wants to put aside an asset for a specific person(s). A specific bequest can range from tangible items such as jewelry, art work, or a rare collection of baseball cards, to personal property such as pets. Even...
The Benefits of a Health Care Power of Attorney
It’s 2:45 a.m. you’re a 56 year old, who wakes up from chest pain. Luckily your spouse is there with you to call 911 and take you to the hospital. Once there you’re surrounded by doctors and nurses and are being hooked up to various machines. The doctor informs your...
Funding a Trust
Before a funding meeting can occur to complete a trust there has to be what is referred to as a "signing meeting". A signing meeting involves signing all the estate documents that have been prepared. We make sure that the client has their personal wishes fulfilled by...
The Living Will
A State Standard Living Will is a legal document that allows you to opt-out of life-sustaining treatment, including artificially supplied nutrition and hydration, if you are unable to make informed medical decisions and are in a permanently unconscious state. This...
Property Transfer
There are a few steps involved when transferring property. For example the grantor must identify an individual whom they want to transfer the property to or they made decide to transfer the property into a trust. There are a few key elements involved when deciding...
The 7 Threats to Your Family Security
When I first started at the Donald Law Office I was asked to watch a video called The 7 Threats to Your Family Security. The video presentation was prepared by David Zumpano an attorney in New Hartford, New York in 2009. The video provides great advice, instruction,...
Parties to a Trust
There is so much talk about how great trusts are but they can be confusing. For example, who all is involved with the trust? Well there are several different parties involved in a trust: the grantor, trustee, beneficiaries, and final beneficiaries. The grantor...
Probate vs. Trust
Probate as I have previously stated is a court process to prove whether an individual’s will is valid. Probate is an expensive and time consuming process. It can take as long as two years to be settled in court! A great way to avoid probate is by creating a trust. A...
Tis the Season
The staff of Donald Law Office would like to take this time to thank all of our clients and business professionals for their time, patience, and relationship to our office. We want to express our gratitude and sincere thanks to those we've had the pleasure of meeting...
December 5, 2014 Special Events
Last Friday culminated a wonderful week for our office. The morning of December 5, 2014 the staff of Donald Law Office welcomed its newest attorney Nicole M. Bishop! Ms. Bishop’s swearing in ceremony was conducted by Judge Vandervoort at the Fairfield County...