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Are there Roadblocks Preventing You from Starting Your Estate Plan?

Estate planning deals with issues that are of enormous significance in all of our lives, such as the financial and medical care that we’ll need when we are vulnerable, or the legacy that we hope … Read More

Intentional Interference with Inheritance

Recently, in the case of Barclay v. Castruccio, the Maryland Court of Appeals recognized, for the first time, a claim for intentional interference with an inheritance or gift. This cause of action can arise when … Read More

Guardianships in Maryland

What happens when someone becomes disabled and can no longer manage his or her financial affairs? Perhaps that person has dementia, suffered a stroke, or has some other ailment or injury that renders that person … Read More

How to Handle Your Required Minimum IRA Distribution During COVID

Earlier this year, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, enacted by Congress to mitigate economic damage due to COVID, temporarily modified rules related to retirement accounts. Specifically, the CARES Act suspended the … Read More

Can You Disinherit Your Spouse?

Recent changes to Maryland law make the answer a resounding “NO”. If you are married and plan to leave your estate to someone other than your spouse (such as your children from a prior marriage), … Read More

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