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1. James Crawford, Jr. Linthicum, MD
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  University of Baltimore J.D. 1992
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3305 Liberty Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215

Lindsay Victoria Ruth Moss

Medicare & Medicaid, Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law

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9192 Red Branch Rd, Columbia, MD 21045

James D. Walsh

Estate, Tax, Elder Law, Trusts, Wills & Probate

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9841 Broken Land Parkway, Columbia, MD 21046

Stephen R. Elville

Elder Law, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Guardianships & Conservatorships

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7100 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046

Stacey R Berger

Wills, Estate Administration, Trusts, Estate Planning

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10420 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044

Cary Caroline Jacobson

Wills, Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody

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5850 Waterloo Road, Columbia, MD 21045

Andrew Gregory Huff

Wills & Probate

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9256 Bendix Rd, Columbia, MD 21045

MaryEllen Willman

Wills & Probate, Estate, Insurance, Bankruptcy

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 23 Years

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8830 Stanford Blvd, Columbia, MD 21045

Dennis Arthur Hodge

Wills & Probate, Estate, Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury, Divorce

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 42 Years

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Terrence Michael Nolan

Wills & Probate, Criminal, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy & Debt

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LEGAL TERMS

SURROGATE COURT

See probate court.

PER STIRPES

Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living children of his or her own. F... (more...)

Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living children of his or her own. For example, Fred leaves his house jointly to his son Alan and his daughter Julie. But Alan dies before Fred, leaving two young children. If Fred's will states that heirs of a deceased beneficiary are to receive the property 'per stirpes,' Julie will receive one-half of the property, and Alan's two children will share his half in equal shares (through Alan by right of representation). If, on the other hand, Fred's will states that the property is to be divided per capita, Julie and the two grandchildren will each take a third.

DISCHARGE (OF PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR)

A court order releasing the administrator or executor from any further duties connected with the probate of an estate. This typically occurs when the duties hav... (more...)

A court order releasing the administrator or executor from any further duties connected with the probate of an estate. This typically occurs when the duties have been completed but may happen sooner if the executor or administrator wishes to withdraw or is dismissed.

BENEFICIARY

A person or organization legally entitled to receive benefits through a legal device, such as a will, trust or life insurance policy.

PRETERMITTED HEIR

A child or spouse who is not mentioned in a will and whom the court believes was accidentally overlooked by the person who made the will. For example, a child b... (more...)

A child or spouse who is not mentioned in a will and whom the court believes was accidentally overlooked by the person who made the will. For example, a child born or adopted after the will is made may be deemed a pretermitted heir. If the court determines that an heir was accidentally omitted, that heir is entitled to receive the same share of the estate as she would have if the deceased had died without a will. A pretermitted heir is sometimes called an 'omitted heir.'

KINDRED

Under some state's probate codes, all relatives of a deceased person.

BYPASS TRUST

A trust designed to lessen a family's overall estate tax liability. An AB trust is the most popular kind of bypass trust.

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 ... (more...)

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 million in a generation-skipping trust free of this tax. The GSST is imposed when the middle-generation beneficiaries die and the property is transferred to the third-generation beneficiaries. Every dollar over $1 million is subject to the highest existing estate tax rate--currently 55%--at the time the GSTT tax is applied.

ADMINISTRATRIX

An outdated term for a female administrator -- the person appointed by a court to handle probate on behalf of someone who died without a will. Now, whether male... (more...)

An outdated term for a female administrator -- the person appointed by a court to handle probate on behalf of someone who died without a will. Now, whether male or female, this person is called the administrator.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Russell v. Gaither

... On February 3, 2006, Gaither filed with the Register of Wills for Baltimore City a petition for probate based on the July 12, 2005 will, which was admitted to administrative probate. Nearly six months later, on July 26th, Marquitta ...

Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. PLESHAW

... In 1997, the Probate Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia ("probate court") appointed Pleshaw to represent Joseph Riley in an intervention proceeding and later the Riley Estate itself. ... A. Maryland Cases Confronting Misappropriation in a Probate Context. ...

Columbia Wills & Probate Lawyer, Maryland

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Guana E. Williams

Lindsay Victoria Ruth Moss

James D. Walsh

Stephen R. Elville

Stacey R Berger

Cary Caroline Jacobson

Andrew Gregory Huff

MaryEllen Willman

Dennis Arthur Hodge

Terrence Michael Nolan

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LEGAL TERMS

SURROGATE COURT

PER STIRPES

DISCHARGE (OF PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR)

BENEFICIARY

PRETERMITTED HEIR

KINDRED

BYPASS TRUST

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

ADMINISTRATRIX

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Russell v. Gaither

Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. PLESHAW

Attorney Grievance v. PLESHAW

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