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 trust protector, a special fiduciary that adds dimension and flexibility to an estate plan. This brings to mind the issue of also providing for the …
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 of your estate plan can provide scope, depth, flexibility, beneficiary protection, and more. You can provide for a Trust Protector in your estate planning, elder …
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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 needed to deal with ongoing change in an uncertain world. If your estate plan does not include a trust protector or the potential for the …
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By: Nicole T. Livingston – Associate Attorney, Elville and Associates, P.C. In 2016, the Maryland Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act became law. This law allows your agent named in your power of attorney, a trustee named in your revocable living trust, or a personal representative named in your Last Will and Testament to obtain …
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By: Stephen R. Elville, J.D., LL.M. – Principal and Lead Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. Most people approach estate planning as an important but long-put-off project. A natural tendency in this process is to view the planning as ”permanent” and ”forever”. This is a mistake and actually represents the first step towards plan …
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By: Stephen R. Elville, Principal and Lead Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. “The issue of how important legal documents can be notarized during the COVID-19 emergency has been resolved. Yesterday Governor Hogan waived the requirement of in-person notarization of documents and authorized the remote notarization of documents. This important pronouncement means that the …
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By: Stephen R. Elville, J.D., LL.M. – President and Principal Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. Over the past several days many people have asked “what is important right now regarding estate planning/elder law and the coronavirus?” Although there are many responses to this question, and I am releasing a new article on this …
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By: Stephen R. Elville, J.D., LL.M. – President and Principal Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. What’s important right now for your estate planning? In short, three (3) things: locate all original documents – wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance medical directives, memorandums – and review them for accuracy and any needed changes; revise …
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By: Stephen R. Elville, J.D., LL.M. – President and Principal Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. The process of estate planning is confusing and ambiguous for some people, and a real obstacle for others. No one really enjoys sitting down and discussing end-of-life issues or incapacity issues, let alone the sharing of personal information with a …
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By Stephen R. Elville, J.D., LL.M. — Principal and Lead Attorney of Elville and Associates, P.C. Beneficiary designations can make or break an estate plan. Without proper and accurate beneficiary designations, retirement plan assets can flow in unintended ways causing many potential problems including, but not limited to, the following: loss of lifetime stretch out of required …
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