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Do You Have a Valid Will

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    Wills come in all shapes, sizes and language.  Each attorney has a certain style of how they write a will.  It is not so much what the document says that determines whether it is a valid instrument, but how the document is executed.  Each state, including Maryland, has requirements as to how a will must be executed in order for it to be a valid last will and testament. The requirements for a … [Read more...] about Do You Have a Valid Will

Don’t forget to tune in today to WNAV Radio on 1430 AM or 99.9 FM @ 3:50 to listen to YOUR ESTATE MATTERS

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   Don't forget to tune in today to WNAV Radio on 1430 AM or 99.9 FM @ 3:50 to listen to  Attorney Colleen Sinclair Prosser discuss "Do You Have a Valid Will" on YOUR ESTATE MATTERS … [Read more...] about Don’t forget to tune in today to WNAV Radio on 1430 AM or 99.9 FM @ 3:50 to listen to YOUR ESTATE MATTERS

International Estate Planning

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  If you own property in another country and you are a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (Greencard holder), you have to be aware of tax and other adverse consequences of not only owning that property, but transferring it into a Living Trust. If you have a Revocable Living Trust, also referred to as an intervivos trust because you set it up during your lifetime, and transferred the … [Read more...] about International Estate Planning

Pay Attention to your Beneficiary Designations

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  Many assets in an estate will avoid probate because a beneficiary has been designated on the account.  Such assets are life insurance, annuities, IRAs, 401(k)s, Thrift Savings Plans.  Two recent Supreme Court cases highlight the importance of updating the beneficiaries of these assets as life changes occur. A Federal law, commonly referred to as ERISA, governs employer benefit plans even if … [Read more...] about Pay Attention to your Beneficiary Designations

Your Estate Matters airs today – don’t forget to tune in….

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Don't forget to tune in today to WNAV Radio on 1430 AM or 99.9 FM @ 3:50 pm to listen to "Your Estate Matters" with Attorney Nicole Livingston   The topic is "What is an ILIT (Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust) and why would you want one?" … [Read more...] about Your Estate Matters airs today – don’t forget to tune in….

Probating My Father's Estate

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On September 12, 2004, I received a call from my oldest brother who lived in California at the time.  My father had been found in his apartment and the police discovered my brother’s number near the phone.  My father was only 59.  Although he was a lifelong smoker with emphysema and COPD, it never occurred to me that he could die.  I was unprepared. I was in the last year of Law School at the … [Read more...] about Probating My Father's Estate