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Estate Planning

Updating Estate Plans in a Pandemic

| Aug 31, 2020 |

Estate planning has been forced to the front and center for many people this year. Folks who previously did not have estate documents decided to create them, while those who already had plans in place needed to review their documents.

Under 35? You Still Need A Will

| Apr 24, 2020 |

I find that younger adults—here defined as those under the age of 35—may not seriously consider estate planning as a necessity. They believe that they are immune from severe health problems and also tend to have fewer assets, less property, or children to make plans...

Disclaimer Martial Trusts

| Apr 16, 2020 | ,

When you create your estate planning documents, you might see reference to a disclaimer marital trust, which may be referred to as an A/B, “QTIP trusts”, or “Credit Shelter Trust”. These all tend to have similar purposes, so let’s explore how this type of trust may be...

Avoiding the Clutter Early

| Jan 3, 2020 |

The Baby Boomer generation is increasingly moving into retirement age, and the urge to downsize is strong. However, this is creating an interesting and growing problem: no one wants their stuff. Traditionally, a person would be likely to keep the majority of their...

Domestic Partnerships

| Dec 13, 2019 |

I've written previously about estate planning for unmarried couples. Let's look at estate planning for domestic partnerships and what this term legally means. A domestic partnership, according to Section 6-101(b)(1) of the Annotated Code of Maryland, is defined as: A...

Advance Planning for Unmarried Couples

| Nov 30, 2019 | ,

ust like married couples, unmarried partners need to have discussions and make decisions on estate planning. It’s really not more complicated than estate planning for married spouses, but many unmarried couples neglect their estate planning simply because they’re unmarried and may not think about what would happen to their estate.

What Happens With Split Beneficiaries

| Nov 8, 2019 |

During the estate planning process, you will be asked to name one or more beneficiaries. Often, you’re asked for three tiers of beneficiaries: primary, secondary, and a final level in case of the worst case scenario. But what happens when a beneficiary is deceased or disclaims?

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