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MD attorneys highlight key considerations and documents in estate planning
Maryland attorneys explain wills, revocable trusts and fiduciary choices in estate planning during a Daily Record Virtual Panel Discussion.
DIY wills: Why some choose them and where they can go wrong
DIY wills in Maryland offer cost savings but risk errors like missing witnesses or vague language. Experts recommend professional help to avoid issues.
MD Trust Act enhances protections for revocable and irrevocable trusts
The Maryland Trust Act improves trust administration, offering stronger protections and clearer rules for revocable and irrevocable trusts in estate planning.
Wills cannot be challenged until testator dies, Md. appeals court says
The contents of a person’s will and related revocable trust cannot be challenged in court until he or she has died, Maryland’s second highest court ruled.
Md. high court creates ‘inheritance interference’ cause of action
A person who files frivolous lawsuits or makes baseless claims against the beneficiary of a will may be held liable for “intentional interference with an inheritance,” Maryland’s top court has […]
Pandemics are bad for the law business
Welcome to Monday, the 45th anniversary of Major League Baseball’s one-millionth run. Here are some news items to get your week started. — COVID-19 hits law firms hard. — Virginia […]
Md. high court clarifies signatures’ placement on wills
A widow will remain essentially shut out of her husband’s will after Maryland’s top court unanimously upheld the document’s validity despite the alleged failure of two witnesses to sign it […]
Will’s validity could depend on location of witness’ signatures
A widow essentially shut out of her husband's will urges Maryland’s top court to strike the document, saying it was improperly signed by purported witnesses.
Arizona embezzler can be tried in Maryland, court affirms
A Maryland appeals court has upheld the in-state embezzlement and theft convictions of a personal representative for a late Marylander’s estate, even though the crime involved the sale of the estate’s property in Arizona.
Judge awards $100K for ‘bad-faith’ acts in brothers’ dispute over estate
In unusually blunt language, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge has awarded $100,000 in attorneys’ fees to a New York psychiatrist from his brother as part of a long-running dispute […]
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DALE E. DEMENT, DECEASED
The Orphans’ Court interpreted the last will and testament to require that all assets should pass to his adopted daughter, rather than his former step-daughter. This distribution violated testator's intent as expressed by his will.
