By:  Stephen R. Elville – Principal and Lead Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. Tomorrow, Thursday, April 16, 2020, is National Healthcare Decisions Day.  According to the Five Wishes website, […]

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By: Stephen R. Elville, J.D., LL.M., Principal and Lead Attorney — Elville and Associates, P.C. In today’s Time to Think blog, we ask this question: is your estate planning optimized […]

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By: Stephen R. Elville – Principal and Lead Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. Trustees of trusts and Personal Representatives of probate estates sometimes need help getting started – they […]

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By:  Stephen R. Elville – President and Principal Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. and Founder of the Elville Center for the Creative Arts, Inc.   William and Jasmine are […]

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By: Grace Bailey – Elder Law Paralegal In a time of hopelessness, adversity, and confusion, it is best to find the positive things during hard times. The gas prices are […]

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By:  Stephen R. Elville – Principal and Lead Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C.   In yesterday’s Time to Think blog, we talked about providing for the possibility of a […]

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By:  Nicole T. Livingston – Associate Attorney In 2016, the Maryland Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act became law.  This law allows your agent named in your power of attorney, […]

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By:  Stephen R. Elville – Principal and Lead Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. In yesterday‘s Time to Think blog, we discussed how the inclusion of a Trust Protector provision as part […]

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By:  Stephen R. Elville – Principal and Lead Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C.   Trust protectors add dimension, scope, and depth to an estate plan, and the essential capability […]

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