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The Codicils of J. Paul Getty

  • Posted on April 28, 2016April 29, 2016
  • Planning Stories

In 1958 J. Paul Getty was the richest man in the world. He even had his own listing verifying it in the Guinness Book of World Records. He was from wealth, his father was a successful wildcat oilman, J. Paul took over the old man’s…

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What to do About Larry

  • Posted on April 11, 2016May 7, 2018
  • Business succession

What to do About Larry? So, I’m working on the Frank and Marilyn Buckman estate plan.  You remember them from the last post.  And you’ve probably figured out the reason they look familiar is they are the Buckman’s from Parenthood.( the Ron Howard film, not…

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A Little Piece of Planning

  • Posted on April 6, 2016May 7, 2018
  • Planning Stories

If you watched the end of the Villanova – North Carolina NCAA Championship game Monday night you (a) saw a classic game; (b) with 4.7 seconds left and a timeout on the floor you were treated to the sight of Villanova’s 6’11’’ senior, Daniel Ochefu…

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A Family Estate Planning Problem (Part One)

  • Posted on March 31, 2016May 8, 2018
  • Planning Stories

Over the course of a few blog posts I’ll be designing an estate plan for several members of the sprawling Buckman family. They are pretty typical.  You might even know them. Frank and Marilyn are in their mid-sixties and live in an upscale St. Louis…

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Strange But True Estate Planning Stories

  • Posted on March 23, 2016March 23, 2016
  • Planning Stories

Joe Meador was a lieutenant with the 87th Armored Field Artillery Battalion. They landed at Normandy on D-Day, fought through France, Belgium, deep into Germany. In April, 1945 – the waning days of the war – they arrived in the formerly idyllic town of Quedlenburg,…

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The People vs OJ Simpson and Estate Planning

  • Posted on March 14, 2016May 8, 2018
  • DIY Planning

If you’ve been watching FX’s The People v. OJ Simpson – it’s mesmerizing despite having lived through it – you couldn’t help but be struck by the scene where a distressed Juice is getting ready to turn himself in. He’s high on a pill cocktail,…

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About

Attorney Steve Basche is a partner in the firm of Hassett & George, PC, with offices in Glastonbury and Simsbury, Connecticut.

Recent Posts

  • The Estate Planning Utility Infielder: A Revocable Living Trust
  • The Codicils of J. Paul Getty
  • What to do About Larry
  • A Little Piece of Planning
  • A Family Estate Planning Problem (Part One)

Archives

  • May 2018
  • April 2016
  • March 2016

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Direct Dial 860-735-6729
email: sbasche@hgesq.com

Glastonbury Office:
628 Hebron Ave. Suite 212
Glastonbury, CT 06033

Simsbury Office:
945 Hopmeadow St.
Simsbury, CT 06070

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