When someone dies with property lacking a joint title holder or beneficiary that property is considered probate property. Probate property has to pass through a deceased person’s estate before it can be distributed to any heirs, legatees, or beneficiaries. The Personal Representative of an…
An estate planning attorney helps you understand the state and federal laws pertaining to how your assets will be inventoried, dispersed and taxed upon death. In this context, though, an “estate” can be any and all of the items that the deceased individual, or…
An estate planning attorney helps you understand the state and federal laws pertaining to how your assets will be inventoried, dispersed and taxed upon death. In this context, though, an “estate” can be any and all of the items that the deceased individual, or…
When someone dies, and an estate is required, there are two distinct possibilities for what dictates the disposition of assets in the estate. If the decedent has a valid will, that will controls how the estate is handled. However, if someone dies without a will, there…
When someone dies, and an estate is required, there are two distinct possibilities for what dictates the disposition of assets in the estate. If the decedent has a valid will, that will controls how the estate is handled. However, if someone dies without a…
A divorce is one of the most stressful times in anyone’s life. At times, it can feel like your human rights are being taken away from you. How do you protect yourself during a divorce? What steps can you take to make sure your…
In 2008, Britney Spears was ordered to pay Kevin Federline, a “pizza delivery boy and dancer”, $40,000 a month. A few weeks ago, newspaper headlines announced that Katie Holmes would receive $400,000 a year from Tom Cruise. These high profile divorces can obscure expectations of…
A divorce involving children adds emotional, practical and financial challenges to an already difficult process. Determining child custody leaves the non-custodial parent with a big question mark: how much will I need to pay for child support? Child support payments provide for the normal expenses…
Maryland law provides several grounds for divorce. The following is a list and brief description of grounds for an absolute divorce: Adultery Desertion, if desertion continued for 12 consecutive months, was deliberate and final, and the parties have “no reasonable expectation of reconciliation” Conviction of a…
Researchers from Rutgers University predict that in the next four decades the United States will experience a shift in its population demographics. Based on the results of a multi-disciplined study which included researchers with backgrounds in mathematical, behavioral and social sciences, engineering and physics, the report predicts…
