Your Beneficiary Designation Form Is More Powerful Than Your Will. Here Is Why That Matters.
By John F. Davenport, Esq. | Davenport & Associates, Norwalk, CT | May 11, 2026 You spent months working with an attorney to draft a will. Maybe a trust as well. You made decisions about who gets what, named an executor, set up provisions for your children. You felt good about it. The plan was… View Article
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By John F. Davenport, Esq. | Davenport & Associates, Norwalk, CT | May 4, 2026 When most people think about estate planning, they think about their house, their investments, and their bank accounts. They think about who gets what and how to minimize taxes. But there is an entire category of assets that most estate… View Article
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Can Medicaid Take Your House? How to Protect Your Assets From Nursing Home Costs in CT and NY
By John F. Davenport, Esq. | Davenport & Associates, Norwalk, CT | April 27, 2026 One of the most common questions I hear from families is some version of this: “If my mother needs a nursing home, can Medicaid take her house?” The short answer is: not while she is alive, in most cases. But… View Article
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56% of Americans Have No Estate Plan. Here Are the 5 Documents Every Family Needs.
By John F. Davenport, Esq. | Davenport & Associates, Norwalk, CT | April 20, 2026 According to the 2026 Trust & Will Estate Planning Report, 56 percent of American adults have no estate planning documents whatsoever. No will. No trust. No power of attorney. No healthcare proxy. Nothing. That number has barely moved in years…. View Article
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Is Your Old Estate Plan a Time Bomb? Why Credit Shelter Trusts May Be Costing Your Family
By John F. Davenport, Esq. | Davenport & Associates, Norwalk, CT | April 13, 2026 If your estate plan was written before 2018, there is a good chance it contains a provision that was once considered essential but is now, for most families, doing more harm than good. It is called a credit shelter trust,… View Article
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Long-Term Care Costs in 2026: How to Protect Your Assets Before Medicaid Rules Change
By John F. Davenport, Esq. | Davenport & Associates, Norwalk, CT | April 7, 2026 Nobody plans for a nursing home. And then one day, it becomes the only conversation that matters. The average semi-private nursing home room in the United States now costs $114,975 per year. In Connecticut, that number is significantly higher. And… View Article
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