Learn your rights in Connecticut. We'll listen to your concerns and provide you with legal advice that's down-to-earth and reasonably priced.

Our primary areas of expertise in the Hartford, Litchfield, and Middlesex counties are:

• Divorce
• Wills
• Living Wills

Divorce

In a divorce, you make more financial decisions that affect the rest of your life than during any other process.

So before you do anything, make sure you know your rights and legal position.

“Do I need to seek legal help immediately?”

Yes, if the following scenarios apply to you:

• your spouse is hiding or being secretive about financial matters
• you're thinking of dating someone other than your spouse
• your spouse has sought legal advice
• your spouse threatens to take the children away from you
• your spouse has threatened to call the police
• your spouse has threatened you
• your spouse has taken your children somewhere without warning or permission

In these situations, damage can be done that you can't undo easily.

Call us at 860-409-9149 or email elizabethrusso@comcast.net to set up an initial confidential consultation and find out what you can do to protect yourself and your family.

Sessions generally last between 30 minutes – 1 hour and cost $100.

Other questions we can answer for you regarding divorce are:

• What does a divorce entail?
• How much will it cost?
• How long will it take?
• Will I lose my children? Retirement? House?
• Will I have to pay alimony?
• Will I get child support?
• Can I get college for my kids paid for?
• What if my partner doesn't want a divorce?
• How soon can I date?

We work with our clients and opposing counsel to get straight to the issues that need to be addressed. We target the stumbling blocks and negotiate firm and fair solutions. Most of the time this works – and works well.

Sometimes, however, we do play hardball. When your spouse is vengeful or completely unreasonable; when you or your child's safety is being compromised; when your assets are rapidly being depleted or hidden; when your spouse is not truthful in financial disclosures–these are times to get tough.

The toughest attorney is not the one who pounds the courtroom table the loudest – it's the one who knows how and when to use the client's strengths and the opponent's weaknesses to the client's advantage.

What it all comes down to is representing your best interests with solutions that last.

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Wills

Why you need a will
To give you peace of mind, knowing you've made sensible provisions for your family.

Cost
A typical will costs $200 - $600 and takes one – several hours to complete.

Questions to ask
Some of the questions we will help you answer are:

• Should I put everything into a trust instead?
• Do I need to appoint guardians for my children?
• How can I provide for my business in the event of my death?
• Is insurance a part of probate?

Call us at 860-409-9149 or email elizabethrusso@comcast.net to set up an initial consultation and put your mind at ease.

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Living Wills

Everyone should have a living will, but it is particularly important for those people whose family may have wishes different than yours or who are in unmarried relationships.

What is a living will?
Should you have an accident or be mentally incapacitated, a living will specifies the circumstances of your being kept alive.

Cost
Form: free. Note: this must be notarised to be legal.

Consultation: $50 flat fee (includes notarisation).

Why go to lawyer for a living will?
Our in-depth consultation will give you advice on specifics, the pros and cons of various options, as well as answer your questions and concerns. The law is different in every state, and any grey areas in your will or living will favor the state's law.

Let us help you be assured there are no legal loopholes in your living will.

Call 860-409-9149 or email elizabethrusso@comcast.net to set up a 30 minute session and Get It Done.

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