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Common Estate Planning Mistakes
August 16th, 2024
The idea of planning for your final illness and distribution of your assets can be intimidating. You may feel uncertain about where to start, or be afraid of making any number of common estate planning mistakes. However, understanding the process and…
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Categories: Estate Planning
What Is the Difference Between a Revocable Trust and an Irrevocable Trust?
July 22nd, 2024
You may know that a trust is a highly effective estate planning strategy, but do you know the difference between a revocable trust and an irrevocable trust? Depending on your lifetime financial needs and your estate planning priorities, a revocable o…
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Categories: Trusts
Handling Claims Against the Estate in Maryland
June 21st, 2024
There are many things to consider when acting as a personal representative or executor of a deceased’s estate in Maryland. While you will naturally want the deceased’s closest friends, family, and beneficiaries to receive as much of the estate as…
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Categories: Probate & Estate Administration
Appointment of a Special Administrator in Maryland Probate
July 20th, 2022
During the Maryland probate process, a court might appoint a special administrator to identify and protect the decedent’s property, as well as locate heirs pending the appointment of a personal representative. The special administrator is tasked wi…
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Categories: Probate & Estate Administration
The Maryland Probate Process
May 19th, 2022
Probate is the legal process established by Maryland statute for settlement of a decedent’s estate. While some estates do not go through probate, the law requires many estates to complete the procedure. The probate process begins with filing a peti…
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Categories: Probate & Estate Administration
Temporary Guardianship Orders in Maryland
April 27th, 2022
Complex state statutes govern court appointment of guardians for disabled or incapacitated adults in the State of Maryland. In most situations, a proceeding for appointment of a guardian of the person or guardian of the property follows a specified c…
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Categories: Guardianship
The Dangers of DIY Estate Planning
March 23rd, 2022
Every document in an estate plan is a critical part of protecting your family, yourself, and your assets, both during your life and after your death. Just as you would never consider performing surgery on yourself or a loved one, you should never tak…
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Categories: Other News
Can I Prevent Medicaid Estate Recovery?
February 11th, 2022
The Medicaid estate recovery program is a federally mandated process through which Medicaid gets reimbursement for long-term care benefits (including nursing home costs) from the benefit recipient’s estate after their death, often by forcing sale o…
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Categories: Medicaid
Can a Copy of a Will Be Admitted to Probate?
January 7th, 2022
To open probate of an estate in Maryland, the original of the deceased person’s last will and testament must be provided to the register of wills. If the original of the will is lost or destroyed, a copy of a will may be admitted to probate if spec…
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Financial Eligibility For Medicaid Long-Term Care in Maryland
April 14th, 2021
The Maryland program called Medical Assistance provides financial support for long-term and nursing home care for seniors over age 65. In order to financially qualify for Medicaid, applicants must meet both income and asset requirements. In many case…
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