"Julie Jason's Guide to Connecticut Probate" Now Available
NEW BRITAIN, CT (July 16, 2008)—LawFirst Publishing, a division of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA), announces the publication of Julie Jason’s Guide to Connecticut Probate: What Every Connecticut Family Needs to Know About Probate. This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide outlines the probate process in Connecticut, giving every family the answers they need when the unexpected arises—or if they simply want to plan for the future.
After the death of a loved one, what happens if a person is unable to locate a password to a computer to access financial information? What if your loved one left no will? How do you prevent a child from inadvertently causing an IRA to be taxable? Julie Jason’s Guide to Connecticut Probate addresses these issues and many more. Readers will learn the probate process, the problems to avoid, and tips for their essential planning, including issues involving tax-deferred accounts, unmarried and gay couples, organizing records, and wills. The book includes an expansive reference section loaded with official Connecticut forms and materials from the American Bar Association and the AmericanCollege of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Julie Jason’s Guide to Connecticut Probate is an invaluable reference guide to the laws and processes in Connecticut, offering advice and knowledge to all Connecticut residents who are in or thinking about starting the probate process.
“This is a thoughtful and thorough review of the Connecticut probate process,” Judge Robert K. Killian, Jr., probate judge for the District of Hartford, says. “It arms readers with the knowledge necessary to undertake effective estate planning and to understand the advice they receive from lawyers and others about the choices they should make.”
The book is available from the Connecticut Bar Association by calling (860)223-4400 or by visiting www.ctbar.org. The cost of the book is $23.95 for members and $26.95 for non-members.
Julie Jason’s Guide to Connecticut Probate originated as a collection of Jason’s weekly columns in local publications such as the Stamford Advocate, Greenwich Time, and Norwalk Advocate.
Jason is a money manager who began her Wall Street career as a securities lawyer after earning her Master of Laws degree from Columbia University School of Law in 1975. She practiced securities law in-house as assistant general counsel of PaineWebber, Inc. and in private practice with New York City law firms. Since 1983, Jason has had supervisory responsibility in the securities industry as president of PW Trust Company; president of PaineWebber Futures Management; president of Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc.; and president of Jackson, Grant & Company.
The Connecticut Bar Association is a membership organization serving Connecticut attorneys and the legal profession by working to advance the principles of justice, the practice of law, the image of the profession, and public understanding of the law.
Title: Julie Jason’s Guide to Connecticut Probate: What Every Connecticut Family Needs to Know About Probate
Publisher: LawFirst Publishing
Publication Date: July 2008
Pages:383
ISBN: 978-1-4259-6015-5
Size: 6 x 9
Binding: Perfect
Price: $26.95; $23.95 for CBA members
Orders: Readers can order the book by calling (860)223-4400 or online at www.ctbar.org.
Editor’s note: To request a review copy, please send a letter on your publication’s letterhead by fax to Laurie Nivison at (860)223-4400. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. All requests are subject to approval. If you publish a review of this book, please send tearsheets or a copy for our files to Laurie Nivison, Connecticut Bar Association, 30 Bank Street, P.O. Box 350, New Britain, CT, 06050.
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