For Connecticut First Responders

Estate planning built around
how first responders actually live.

Unpredictable shifts. Real risk on the job. A family at home holding the
rest of life together. The plan should fit that, not the other way around.

“My legal assistant’s father is a firefighter for Guilford.
My paralegal’s husband is a retired state trooper.
The questions first responders bring me are not abstract.”

Amanda Gilbert-Largent · Managing Partner

For Connecticut First Responders

Estate planning built around how first responders actually live.

Unpredictable shifts. Real risk on the job. A family at home holding the rest of life together. The plan should fit that, not the other way around.

“My legal assistant’s father is a firefighter for Guilford. My paralegal’s husband is a retired state trooper.
The questions first responders bring me are not abstract.”

Amanda Gilbert-Largent · Managing Partner

What’s Included at No Cost

The foundational plan, made
for first responder families.

Every Connecticut first responder who attends one of Amanda’s talks, or is referred by a colleague, gets the foundational plan at no cost. The pieces below are what most families need before they need anything more complex.

Last Will and Testament

Names guardians for minor children, directs how things pass, and gives an executor the authority to act when it counts.

Healthcare Power of Attorney

Names who can make medical decisions if you cannot speak for yourself. Includes Connecticut-specific living will language.

Durable Financial Power of Attorney

Names who can handle finances, sign documents, and keep things moving if you are temporarily or permanently incapacitated.

Beneficiary Designation Review

A walkthrough of retirement accounts, pension survivor elections, and life insurance to confirm the right people are listed in the right places.

Why no cost. First responders are exposed to job-related risks the rest of us aren’t, and the families behind them often carry the planning weight alone. Amanda built the foundational plan to remove the price barrier so the conversation can happen at all.

When More Is Appropriate

The foundational plan covers most families. Some situations call for trust planning.

If your situation includes any of the following, the conversation usually expands from “do you have a will” into “what kind of trust structure protects what you’ve built.” The first conversation is still no-cost. Anything beyond foundational scope is quoted in writing before any work begins.

Minor children inheriting significant assets

Pension, life insurance, and survivor benefits can add up fast. Without a trust structure, that money lands in a minor’s lap at 18.

A second marriage or blended family

Connecticut intestate law was not written with blended families in mind. A trust gives you control over what goes to whom.

A higher-risk profession

Properly structured trusts may help create an additional layer of protection from certain creditor claims, depending on the specific situation.

A family member with special needs

Special needs trusts let you provide for a loved one without disqualifying them from benefits they depend on.

A small business or rental property

Business succession and real estate transfer have their own rules. A regular will alone usually does not handle either cleanly.

An estate approaching the Connecticut tax threshold

The Connecticut estate tax doesn’t apply to most families, but if you are approaching the threshold, the planning around it is worth a conversation.

The Four Questions

If you only remember four questions,
remember these.

This is the framework Amanda uses at every first responder talk. The 4-Minute Family Check is a longer version that scores each one and tells you which gaps to close first.

1

Who's in charge if something happens to you?

Names guardians for minor children, directs how things pass, and gives an executor the authority to act when it counts.

2

Who's in charge if something happens to you?

Names guardians for minor children, directs how things pass, and gives an executor the authority to act when it counts.

3

What about your kids?

Guardianship, money management for minors, and clear instructions for the person you've named. Most parents handle one of these and not all three.

4

Where are the bigger risks?

Lawsuits in a higher-risk profession. A second marriage. A child with special needs. A business. These are the situations where the foundational plan stops being enough.

Run through the longer version.

12 questions. About four minutes. You get a personalized result and a clear sense of where the gaps are.

Primary Recommendation:

Take Your Family Health Check

How It Works

Three steps. About six weeks
from start to signed plan.

01

Take the Family Check or book a call.

The diagnostic gives you a snapshot in four minutes. If you'd rather start with a conversation, the 30-minute consultation is no-cost.

02

Walk through your situation with Amanda.

No pressure, no sales script. Amanda asks questions, you ask questions, and at the end you have a clear sense of what's needed and what it costs.

03

Your plan is drafted, reviewed, and signed.

Foundational plans typically sign within a few weeks. More complex plans take longer because they're worth doing carefully.

About Amanda

Managing Partner. Connecticut estate planning. Built around real life.

Amanda Gilbert-Largent is the managing partner at Legacy Law Partners in North Haven. She has practiced estate planning in Connecticut for over a decade and built the foundational plan as a way for working families to get the legal protection they actually need without the price tag of a complicated trust setup they may never use.
The first responder program grew out of personal connections. People in Amanda’s office and personal network have spent their careers in first responder roles, and the planning gaps they kept running into were the same gaps over and over. The 4-Minute Family Check, the foundational plan, and the way LLP works with departments are all built around what those families actually needed.
“If you’ve sat in the back of a station for a coffee, you know first responders don’t want a sales pitch. They want a clear answer. That’s the conversation we have.”

Amanda Gilbert-Largent

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North Haven, CT 06473