Maryland Estate Planning Lawyer: Leaving Behind the Digital Keys to Financial Lives
“Much has been written about how family members struggle to get access to the e-mail and social network accounts of loved ones who have died. They have sentimental value much the way photo albums and personal letters do. But far less attention has been paid to the logins, passwords and answers to security questions that […]
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Mar, 17, 2014
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Bowie, Maryland Estate Planning: Where to File a Will in Bowie, Md. & Prince George’s County

You Live in Maryland and Have a Will? Good news. Maryland, unlike many states, allows Wills to be filed with the county in which you live. As an estate planning attorney, I have encountered clients in Maryland who have failed (or their attorney failed) to file their Will with the county. This is a critical […]
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Mar, 15, 2014
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Maryland Probate Administration Attorney: Probate Estate, Administrative Probate, Ancillary Probate & Judicial Probate in Maryland

I am often asked the difference between the terms Maryland Probate Estate, Maryland Administrative Probate, Maryland Ancillary Probate & Maryland Judicial Probate. Below is a short explanation of each. For a free, confidential conversation to discuss these and other estate planning matters, including estate administration legal services, contact Maryland probate administration lawyer Stephen J. Reichert […]
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Mar, 12, 2014
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Maryland Estate Planning Lawyer: What Are Probate Assets?

Probate assets are those that pass pursuant to the terms of the decedent’s Will or if no Will was created, than pursuant to Maryland law. Examples of probate assets include those items that were held in the decedent’s name only: cash, stocks, bonds, life insurance policies…. Non-probate assets are those that pass independent of a […]
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Mar, 10, 2014
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Hagerstown, Maryland Estate Planning: Where to File a Will in Hagerstown, Md. & Washington County

You Live in Hagerstown, Maryland and Have a Will? Good news. Maryland, unlike many states, allows Wills to be filed with the county in which you live. As an estate planning attorney, I have encountered clients in Maryland who have failed (or their attorney failed) to file their Will with the county. This is a […]
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Feb, 27, 2014
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Baltimore, Maryland Will & Estate Planning Attorneys: When Does a Will Become Public?

Under Maryland Code, Estates and Trusts, this happens when the individual dies and the Will is admitted into probate. At this point the Will is a matter of public record. Until that point the terms of the Will can remain confidential. For a free, confidential conversation to discuss these and other estate planning matters, or […]
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Feb, 22, 2014
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Bel Air South/North, Maryland Estate Planning: Where to File a Will in Bel Air, Md. & Harford County

Maryland, unlike many states, allows Wills to be filed with the county in which you live. As an estate planning attorney, I have encountered clients in Maryland who have failed (or their attorney failed) to file their Will with the county. This is a critical final step in the Will creation process as it ensures […]
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Feb, 19, 2014
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Dundalk, Maryland Estate Planning: Where to File a Will in Dundalk, Md. & Baltimore County

You Live in Maryland and Have a Will? Good news. Maryland, unlike many states, allows Wills to be filed with the county in which you live. As an estate planning attorney, I have encountered clients in Maryland who have failed (or their attorney failed) to file their Will with the county. This is a critical […]
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Feb, 14, 2014
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Baltimore Estate Planning Attorney: Revoking a Maryland Will

Under Maryland law the creation of a new Will revokes any previous Will. Additionally, if a testator (person creating the Will) makes a subsequent Will intended to revoke a prior Will, the destruction or other revocation of the subsequent Will does not revive the prior will unless the Will is still in existence and is […]
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Feb, 10, 2014
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Frederick, Maryland Estate Planning Attorney: Where to File a Will in Frederick, Md. & Frederick County

You Live in Maryland and Have a Will? Good news. Maryland, unlike many states, allows Wills to be filed with the county in which you live. As an estate planning attorney, I have encountered clients in Maryland who have failed (or their attorney failed) to file their Will with the county. This is a critical […]
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Jan, 30, 2014
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