• posted: Dec. 12, 2013
• estate administration,  personal representative

Maryland’s Estate and Trusts Article §2–102 allows an individual cited in a will to act as a personal representative or a person with an interest in a will to file Read More

• posted: Dec. 09, 2013
• avoiding probate,  probate,  UPC

At the time a person passes, surviving loved ones are often overcome with emotion. At the same time, they must deal with the complexities of distributing the assets of the Read More

• posted: Dec. 05, 2013
• will contest,  will drafting

A will may be contested on the grounds of improper execution when the creator of a will, known as the testator, did not have the mental capacity to understand the Read More

• posted: Dec. 02, 2013
• asset division,  Individual retirement account,  QDRO,  retirement benefits

After recently celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, two people decide they no longer wish to spend their life together and file for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. The wife worked for Read More

• posted: Nov. 25, 2013
• dying intestate,  estate planning,  protect your family,  valid will

A couple spent the weekend camping in the forest to celebrate their 12th anniversary. Driving home without using seatbelts, the couple ran into two deer crossing the road. They were Read More

• posted: Nov. 21, 2013
• estate tax,  inheritance tax,  transfer of property,  trust

To save time and costs for beneficiaries, estate planning attorneys often advocate trust formation. When seeking to avoid a probate proceeding of significant length, to address trust administration concerns or Read More

• posted: Nov. 18, 2013
• doctor-patient relationship,  echocardiogram,  foreseeable harm,  heart attack

A 32-year-old man on vacation was walking on the beach when he became short of breath. He rested for an hour, but began to experience chest pain and went to Read More

• posted: Nov. 14, 2013
• liability,  auto accident,  contributory negligence

A 65-year-old male went to the dermatologist to have a suspicious skin mole examined, since it had been changing colors over the last few months. While the doctor was examining Read More

• posted: Nov. 11, 2013
• best interest of the child,  child custody,  visitation

A woman divorced the father of her four children five years ago. The father had a severe cocaine addiction, which often landed him in a Charles County jail. After his Read More

• posted: Nov. 07, 2013
• contributory negligence

A 45-year-old male decided to go for a bicycle ride at 11:30 p.m. in downtown Baltimore. New to the sport, the cyclist did not know the traffic rules for bicycling Read More

• posted: Nov. 04, 2013

The La Plata Spartans U-11 boys travel team competed in the NVSC Battlefield Classic during the Columbus Day weekend. The Spartans started the preliminary round game on Saturday against Premier AC Read More

• posted: Nov. 04, 2013
• damages cap,  duty of care,  medical malpractice,  Noneconomic damages,  Punitive damages

A 25-year-old woman is informed by a doctor that she has a cancerous tumor in her right breast that requires immediate surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Upon awaking from surgery, the Read More

• posted: Oct. 31, 2013
• compensation,  Department of Motor Vehicles,  motorcycle accident

Lincoln Street and Parkview Street in Waldorf, Maryland intersect. A man who recently moved to the area failed to recognize that Parkview is a one-way street and proceeded down the Read More

• posted: Oct. 28, 2013
• child support,  child support enforcement,  noncustodial parent

A 30-year-old father of two boys has not heard from his ex-wife, the mother of the boys, since the day the divorce was finalized three years ago. Working as a Read More

• posted: Oct. 24, 2013
• hazardous condition,  premises liability,  property owner,  slip and fall

After realizing there was little in the house to offer guests coming for a party, a man decided to go to a Maryland grocery store for a few items. As Read More

• posted: Oct. 21, 2013
• vicarious liability

An owner of a trucking company recently hired a new employee who was a friend of a family member. Although the owner was aware of the new hire’s prior issues Read More