By: Stephen R. Elville, J.D., LL.M. – President and Founder – Elville Center for the Creative Arts, Inc. It’s casual virtual Friday at Elville and Associates and here’s what’s on my mind. This morning I noticed how green and beautiful my yard is after all the April showers. And oh, during this sad and challenging …
By: Stephen R. Elville, J.D., LL.M. – President and Principal Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. Estate planning consultations are free at Elville and Associates. Reviews of existing wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance medical directives are also free. Considering that most people either do not have an estate plan or do not update …
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By: Nicole T. Livingston – Associate Attorney – Elville and Associates, P.C. As an estate planning attorney, I cannot stress enough the importance of having a legal document called a power of attorney. A power of attorney is a legal document where you name a person to step into your shoes to handle your financial …
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By: Stephen R. Elville, J.D., LL.M. – Principal and Lead Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. Business owners need to do maintenance and updating too! An annual review of books and records, compliance, structure, taxation and tax-related issues, goals and objectives. business succession and continuity, risk assessment, and strengthening and ensuring asset protection are all part …
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By: Stephen R. Elville – Principal and Lead Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. Today is National Healthcare Decisions Day. According to the Five Wishes website, www.fivewishes.org, “National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is a nationwide initiative that encourages adults of all ages to plan ahead of a health crisis.” If you live in Maryland, …
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, www.fivewishes.org, “National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is a nationwide initiative that encourages adults of all ages to plan ahead of a health crisis.” If you …
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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 for income taxes? If not, this is an important consideration since income tax is now arguably the “new estate tax”. How does one go about …
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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 need direction and guidance as they start the journey of the administration process, or sometimes after they hit the first obstacles and challenges. And some …
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 middle school-age children who live in central Maryland. They are brother and sister and each has a strong interest in music and the arts. Their …
By: Stephen R. Elville – Principal and Lead Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. Many couples and individuals consider the support and guidance their chosen fiduciaries will need to receive and have access to from their estate planning attorney after their deaths for the administration of their trust or estate as the most important …
