Andrew Ewalt’s Law Blog
Andrew Ewalt's Law Blog is dedicated to helping individuals, families, and businesses control their affairs, protect their families and preserve their assets.
Author: Author Andrew Ewalt is a solo attorney practicing in the greater Hartford and northeastern regions of Connecticut. His practice areas include wills and trusts, real estate, trademarks and copyrights, and business law.
Blawg Related Categories: Elder Law • Intellectual Property Law • Copyright Law • Trademark Law • Trusts & Estates • States • Connecticut • Solo / Small Firm • Business Law
Recent Posts from Andrew Ewalt’s Law Blog
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Connecticut Probate Fees
I have received a number of questions regarding probate. A recent Hartford Courant article outlined many of the concerns facing families and fiduciaries administering an estate in a Connecticut Probate Court. One of the many…
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Business Sucession Planning
Statistically, only thirty percent of family owned businesses survive from the founding generation to the next generation. Beyond that generation the success is even worse. The primary reason for the lack of success rests on…
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Protecting the Family Business or Farmers
Estate taxes can become a very real problem when an estate includes a farm or real estate used in a family business. Since federal estate tax have been repealed for only one year (2010), and…
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Insurance Checkup
Whether you are married or single, young or old, whether you rent your home or own it, an insurance checkup is an important part of your overall Life and Estate Planning success. The most important…
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A Client Thank You
For Thanksgiving a client emailed me a very nice note. I would like to share with you. I assisted Dr. Abunaw in establishing EduART, Inc. a Not-for-profit company. EduART, Inc. is a media production organization…
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Planning For A Special Needs Child
Families facing the challenges of raising a special needs individual encounter many hurdles and often feel left to discover the solutions on their own. Thankfully, we estate-planning attorneys can help solve and even reduce the…
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Saving The Family Home: Use A House Trust?
Many of my clients want to be certain that their homes go to their children when they die. As many homes appreciate in value clients also worry about their children having to pay estate taxes…
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Eliminating Mortgage Insurance
Mortgage insurance (sometimes called Private Mortgage Insurance or PMI) is insurance that protects lenders against defaults. Lenders typically require borrowers to pay mortgage insurance if they are borrowing more than 80% of the home’s purchase…
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Referrals
I am often asked by clients to recommend other professional advisers (CPA, Financial Planning, Insurance, Real Estate, Banking and the list goes on and on) . I treat these requests very seriously because as an…
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Protect Your Business From Lawsuits
You might think that your business is unlikely to be sued. But it could happen. There are more then 70,000 civil lawsuits filed each day in the Unites States and most of them target small…