Estate planning generally addresses three primary goals: keeping the client in control of his or her person and property while he or she is alive and well; taking care of the client and his or her loved ones if the client becomes incapacitated; and carrying out the client’s ...
Transferring Motor Vehicles To Living Trusts
Motor Vehicle Transfers to Maryland Revocable Living Trusts A question often arises when funding a new or existing revocable living trust (“living trust”) whether the trustmaker should retitle his or her motor vehicles to the trust. Two recently enacted Maryland laws have ad ...
Securing Your Family’s Future Using Inheritance Trusts: Part 1
PART 1: Inheritance Trusts and How They Work The key to estate planning is understanding clients’ goals for the process. Generally, as a primary overarching goal, clients cite their desire to maintain their assets for as long as possible as a safety net protecting themselves ...
Securing Your Family’s Future Using Inheritance Trusts: Part 2
PART 2: The Benefits of Using Inheritance Trusts In part 1 of this series, we described Inheritance Trusts and how they can achieve clients’ desires to maintain their assets for as long as possible as a safety net protecting themselves and their loved ones from both anticipa ...
Securing Your Family’s Future Using Inheritance Trusts: Part 3
The Logistics of Inheritance Trusts In parts 1 and 2 of this series, we described Inheritance Trusts and how they can achieve clients’ desires to maintain their assets for as long as possible as a safety net protecting themselves and their loved ones from both anticipated a ...
Five Tips for Affording the Cost of Long Term Care Insurance
The Maryland Health Care Commission estimates that about 70% of individuals over age 65 will require at least one type of long term care (“LTC”) during their lifetime. If LTC is required, the cost of this care in a nursing facility in our area currently averages between $70, ...