Austin Apanovitch, Esq at Mancuso Carey, LLC

12/16/2024

Hello all, I am excited to announce that I am back practicing real estate, estate planning and probate law at a new firm- Mancuso Carey, LLC. My new email is [email protected] and my phone/fax is 860-756-0415. Please reach out to either for any real estate, estate planning, or probate needs!

07/12/2024

The housing market outlook remains cautiously optimistic

07/10/2024

Now that we are in Q3 2024, here are some mortgage rate predictions for the upcoming quarter

07/04/2024

07/01/2024

Happy International Joke Day!

06/14/2024

The final document in our estate planning package is the Last Will and Testament. This is the most complex of the three documents as it addresses everything that happens to your estate, dependents and beneficiaries after you die. The most obvious purpose of this document is to state exactly how you want your estate assets to be distributed. You also will name an executor(s) to handle managing this process. Additionally, a guardian(s) can be named if you have minor children, and a Testamentary Trust can be created to help younger/at-risk beneficiaries manage their share of the estate.

If you are interested in drafting estate planning documents, please call 860-633-3651 or email [email protected]

06/12/2024

The second document that our office provides is the Advanced Healthcare Directives. This document addresses several healthcare-related issues. First, it gives you the opportunity to name a person/people who can make healthcare decisions for you if you are incapacitated. Second, it contains the Living Will. The Living Will allows you to reject life saving/life extending measures if you are terminally ill or permanently unconscious. Finally, you can elect whether or not you wish to donate any organs/tissue.

If you are interested in drafting estate planning documents, please call 860-633-3651 or email [email protected]

06/11/2024

This week I will be highlighting the three documents that our office drafts as part of our basic estate planning package.

The first document is the Power of Attorney (POA). The POA allows you to name a person/people to act on your behalf financially, either due to incapacity or simply as a matter of convenience. These rights terminate upon your death, and then the executor of the estate assumes financial responsibility.

If you are interested in drafting estate planning documents, please call 860-633-3651 or email [email protected]

05/27/2024

Today is much more than just a day off of school/work

05/24/2024

I am happy to participate in both the ARAG and MetLife (formerly Hyatt) legal plans. If your employer offers either of these plans as a benefit, it is certainly worth the low monthly fee you incur to cover a wide range of legal services.

05/22/2024

Although the first listed reason here is not very applicable in 2024, there are still good reasons to refinance your home. Eliminating PMI is one additional reason not on this list. If you are thinking about refinancing, I'd love to talk with you and connect you with one of our trusted partners in the lending industry

05/20/2024

In Connecticut the probate process if a married couple dies owning everything jointly is very simple. It is called a Tax-Purposes Only estate ("TPO"), and many people are comfortable enough with the streamlined probate process that they handle it themselves. However, if even one significant asset (i.e. bank account, vehicle, etc) is solely owned by the deceased spouse, the surviving spouse will have a more complex probate process. This is one of the many reasons why estate planning is important- because not even a psychic/medium can make changes postmortem!

Call 860-633-3651 or email [email protected] to discuss how simple estate planning can avoid headaches in probate court