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Estate Planning for Married Couples
Written by: Barrett R. King, Esq. There are few things more exciting than getting engaged to someone you love. While wedding plans, honeymoon arrangements, and bachelor/ette parties may be top-of-mind, most couples tend to overlook one very important piece of their future together: Estate ...
Three Common Misconceptions in Estate Planning
Written by: Michael A. DuBey, Esq. The Estate Planning practice area is unique in that it is all encompassing – that is to say, everyone could benefit from engaging in it, and no one is shielded from the ultimate consequence of failing to do so. ...
King Hall’s New Website: A Note from Barrett & Andy
It has been six months in the making, a lot of late nights, large pots of coffee, and only a few restarts, but the new King Hall LLC website has finally arrived! We are excited to launch our brand new website that has been completely ...
Benefits of Advance Designation of a Representative Payee
When a loved one is showing signs of difficulty managing his or her own finances, Power of Attorney and court-ordered guardianship do not necessarily address all of the many items that need management such as income, savings, property, and government benefits. The Social Security Administration ...
King Hall Attorneys Named to the 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers List & 2021 Maryland Rising Stars List
We are pleased to announce that Barrett R. King and David A. (Andy) Hall, partners at King Hall LLC, have been selected to the 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers list. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than five percent of attorneys in the state. ...
Family or Friends as Interested Parties in Guardianship Proceedings: When Hospitals File a Petition for Guardianship
There are times when an individual finds themselves in the hospital, healthy enough to be discharged but no longer able to live independently. If the hospital is unable to work with the individual on a discharge plan because, for example, the individual has lost some ...
Governor Hogan’s Will
Many people wrongly assume that when you die without a Will then everything is left to your surviving spouse. The real answer is that most lawyerly of responses: it depends. Maryland law determines how your assets will be divided when you die without a Will. If ...
Elective Share of Surviving Spouse
A. How to Determine the Elective Share of the Estate A testatrix cannot completely disinherit her spouse. In the event that she tries to do so, the surviving spouse may elect to take his spousal share, which is one-half of the net estate, or one-third ...
Problems Preparing the Final Accounting
Many times a simple estate administration can be handled without an attorney, but there are pitfalls for the unwary. Our firm is routinely called by those that try to administer an estate on their own and run into problems or worse, receive a hearing notice ...
Caveats (or Will Contests) – A Brief Overview
A Caveat is a challenge to the validity of a will; it may also be known as a Will Contest. The Orphan’s Court in the county where the will is probated (or should be probated) has original jurisdiction.[1] The statute of limitations for filing a Caveat ...
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