I would like to introduce you to something that is becoming an increasingly important part of estate planning but one that is just as often overlooked, that is digital estate planning. When we traditionally think about estate planning we think about wills and trusts and powers of attorney. We think about how these documents will help protect our assets, but often times the discussion of assets … [Read more...] about Digital Estate Planning
Helping Your Parents Through Their Twilight Years
Your parents were watching over you, smiling and encouraging, as you took your first tentative steps. As a teenager, they handed you the keys as you took the car out on your own for the first time. They were there with guidance and advice, sometimes requested and sometimes not, as you left childhood and navigated young adulthood. Now that your parents are entering their twilight years, they … [Read more...] about Helping Your Parents Through Their Twilight Years
Listen to “Your Estate Matters” tomorrow morning (Tuesday) @ 8:50 a.m. on WNAV Radio
Make sure to tune in to WNAV Radio on 1430 AM or 99.9 FM on Tuesday mornings at 8:50 a.m. for YOUR ESTATE MATTERS! The attorneys of Sinclair Prosser Gasior relate cutting edge estate planning information to keep you up to date. The topic tomorrow is "Helping Your Parents Through the Twilight Years" by Attorney Nicole Livingston. … [Read more...] about Listen to “Your Estate Matters” tomorrow morning (Tuesday) @ 8:50 a.m. on WNAV Radio
Trustee, Executor, Power of Attorney: Who You Choose Can Make a Difference
When you create an estate plan, you choose people to make decisions for you, such as agents, guardians, executors, or trustees. Often, people do not give much thought to those decisions, just naming their oldest child or whoever pops into their mind. The choices for these roles are perhaps the most important decisions to make. Good choices can help to ensure your wishes are carried out while bad … [Read more...] about Trustee, Executor, Power of Attorney: Who You Choose Can Make a Difference
Trustee, Executor, Power of Attorney – Who You Choose Can Make a Difference (Audio)
"Trustee, Executor, Power of Attorney: Who You Choose Can Make a Difference" by Attorney Colleen Sinclair Prosser … [Read more...] about Trustee, Executor, Power of Attorney – Who You Choose Can Make a Difference (Audio)
Medicaid Planning and Your Home
Medicaid Planning is a very important part of any estate plan. If you do not want to pay out of pocket for nursing home care, and would like Medicaid to pay for your nursing home, you need to plan for how to do this. When meeting with clients, I often get asked “If I go into a nursing home, will I lose my house?” The answer is complicated, but if the state’s medical assistance program, … [Read more...] about Medicaid Planning and Your Home
Medicaid Planning and Your Home (Audio)
"Medicaid Planning and Your Home" by Attorney Jon J. Gasior … [Read more...] about Medicaid Planning and Your Home (Audio)
Listen to “Your Estate Matters” tomorrow morning (Tuesday) @ 8:50 a.m. on WNAV Radio
Make sure to tune in to WNAV Radio on 1430 AM or 99.9 FM on Tuesday mornings at 8:50 a.m. for YOUR ESTATE MATTERS! The attorneys of Sinclair Prosser Gasior relate cutting edge estate planning information to keep you up to date. The topic tomorrow is "Your Home and Medicaid Planning" by Attorney Jon J. Gasior. … [Read more...] about Listen to “Your Estate Matters” tomorrow morning (Tuesday) @ 8:50 a.m. on WNAV Radio
Coming Change to the Maryland Estate Tax
On March 20th the Maryland Senate passed the measure, already passed by the House, to gradually raise the amount exempt from Maryland's estate tax to match the federal estate tax exemption. Governor Martin O’Malley’s signature is expected soon. The Maryland measure gradually increases the amount exempt from the state estate tax from $1 million this year, to $1.5 million in 2015, $2 million … [Read more...] about Coming Change to the Maryland Estate Tax
“What is Probate?” by Attorney Brooke Shemer
Many people ask what is involved when there is a probate estate. Probate is the process of gathering and distributing a person's assets after death. If the individual died with a will, the will must be filed with the Register of Wills. Property owned by the decedent must be inventoried and appraised. Only assets owned solely in the decedent's name, as well as property owned jointly as tenants … [Read more...] about “What is Probate?” by Attorney Brooke Shemer
