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Kaitlyn A. Pacelli

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Kaitlyn is an Associate in Wiggin and Dana’s Private Client Services Department in the Westport office, where she focuses her practice on estate planning and trust and estate administration.

A Fairfield County native, Kaitlyn is an active participant in the community. She is Co-Chair of the Estates and Probate Law Committee of the Young Lawyer’s Executive Committee of the Connecticut Bar Association, a member of the Rising Professional Advisory Council of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, and she volunteers her time as a grant reviewer for the New Canaan Community Foundation.

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Art is a unique asset. A piece of artwork may have incredible personal significance to the collector and the collector’s family. It may also be a lucrative investment and a significant estate asset. In the event of a collector’s death, artwork cannot be easily divided and distributed to beneficiaries. The market value of a piece…

Who should I nominate as the Executor of my Will?  Who should be the Trustee of my Trust?  Should the Executor and Trustee be the same person?  Should I nominate my children?  Can I name multiple people in these roles?  What if I don’t have anyone appropriate to name?

These are questions that every estate…