There are right ways and wrong ways to go about rightsizing, home selling, and selecting your new home, and it’s never fun having to experience the “learning curve,” especially if […]

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By:  Jeffrey D. Stauffer – Community Relations Director, jeff@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696 Olivia R. Holcombe-Volke, associate attorney at Elville and Associates, has been selected to the 2017 Maryland Rising Stars list. Each […]

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By:  Jeffrey D. Stauffer – Community Relations Director, jeff@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696 Stephen R. Elville, principal at Elville and Associates, has been selected to the 2017 Maryland Super Lawyers list. Each year, […]

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Authored by:  Olivia R. Holcombe-Volke – Associate, olivia@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696 A common source of concern for estate planning clients is the disconnect between an estate plan and the people involved in […]

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By: Jeffrey D. Stauffer, Community Relations Director –  jeff@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696 On October 14th, Mr. Stephen R. Elville, principal of Elville and Associates, presented the topic of “Exploring the Nuances of the Advance Directive […]

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By: Jeffrey D. Stauffer, Community Relations Director –  jeff@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696

Elville and Associates is pleased to announce it will sponsor the 11th Annual Scarecrow Classic 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk, to be held on Sunday, October 4, 2015 on the University of Maryland-Baltimore County campus.  For detailed information and to sign up for the event, visit biamd.org as the event nears and more details become available…

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By:  Olivia R. Holcombe-Volke, Associate – olivia@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696

It is common in meeting with clients who are either pregnant or have young children to learn that their driving motivation in contacting an estate planning attorney is to make sure their children are taken care of in the event that they (that is, the parents) die.  These clients should be applauded for addressing this important detail, rather than leaving it to chance…

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By: Olivia R. Holcombe-Volke, Associate – olivia@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696

When appointing agents to act on one’s behalf, whether in a fiduciary or non-fiduciary capacity, there are several decisions that can result in consequences far more complicated than one might anticipate. One of these has to do with designating more than one agent to act at a time…

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By: Jeffrey D. Stauffer, Community Relations Director – jeff@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696

Stephen R. Elville, Esq., Principal at Elville and Associates, spoke at the Anne Arundel County Department of Aging’s 24th Annual Caregivers’ Conference on Saturday, April 16th on the topic of “VA Aid & Attendance,” and on Wednesday, April 27th will be discussing with members “Enhancing the Maryland Statutory Power of Attorney” at the Anne Arundel Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education Series…

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By: Stephen R. Elville, Esq. Principal – steve@elvilleassociates.com, 443-393-7696

Asset protection takes different forms depending on the situation.  During lifetime, with the exception of domestic asset protection jurisdictions such as Delaware, Nevada, Alaska, South Dakota, Wyoming, and approximately nine (9) others, asset protection is difficult to achieve, except in certain routine but little understood assets owned by most people, such as husband and wife property, IRAs, qualified plans, life insurance, and annuities…

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