Transgender Girl’s Plight Sheds Light on Imprisonment of Juveniles
Below is a post written by Gideon, of A Public Defender. I suppose it takes a blatant misstep by a governmental agency to draw attention to any injustice and so it seems is the case with Jane Doe, the transgender self-identifying girl who has been transferred from DCF. Department of Children and Families] custody to the adult […]
Now that Tax Day has Passed, Should Same Sex Married Couples Amend Prior Tax Returns?
What was so special about Tax Day for some married couples? Yesterday, the final day to file 2013 tax returns without an extension, thousands of legally married same sex couples filed federal income tax returns using either the “married filing jointly” or “married filing separately” filing status for the very first time. This is because, […]
Kristen Marcroft to Speak on Same Sex Estate Planning at Quinnipiac Law School
Kristen Marcroft has been invited by Professor Jeffrey A. Cooper to guest teach a class on Same Sex Life and Estate Planning for Quinnipiac University School of Law’s Estate Planning Seminar. Life and Estate planning is important for everyone, but it is even more important for people in same sex relationships — even when they are […]
Freed Marcroft Proud Returning Corporate Sponsor of GLAD Event
Meghan Freed and Kristen Marcroft are proud to announce that Freed Marcroft is again sponsoring the GLAD (Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders) event “Connecticut: Making History, Changing Lives” this Sunday, March 10, 2014, at The Studio at Firebox Restaurant in Hartford, Connecticut. GLAD works in New England and nationally to create a just society […]
Life and Estate Planning Remains Critical for Same Sex Couples Following Windsor Decision
Life and estate planning is important for everyone, but it is even more important for people in same sex relationships — even when they are legally married. Unfortunately, the Windsor decision in which the United States Supreme Court found section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional does not change this. A remaining section of DOMA states that that each state […]
Pet Trusts in Husky Country
Our pup, Daphne, is a fixture in Freed Marcroft’s office and has so many opinions of her own that she is even on Twitter at @thatlawyerdog. As a dog lover myself, I understand why one of our trust and estate clients’ common concerns is what will happen if they predecease their pets. Happily, in 2009, Connecticut […]
