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Seymour B Stern

Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate, Trusts, Estate

Status: Licensed: 62 Years

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Bridget Elizabeth Pelino

Real Estate, Trusts, Estate Planning, Corporate

Status: Licensed: 23 Years

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352 West Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701

Peter Reddick Montefusco

Other, Trusts, Estate Planning, Estate

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8133 Runnymeade Dr, Frederick, MD 21702

Joseph S Welty

Trusts, Estate, Corporate, Business

Status: Licensed: 51 Years

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30 W Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701

Michael Hugh Delauter

Trusts, Estate, Tax

Status: Licensed: 35 Years

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110 N Court St, Frederick, MD 21701

Jeffrey P McEvoy

Real Estate, Trusts, Corporate, Business

Status: Licensed: 43 Years

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100 W Church St, Frederick, MD 21701

William Earl Sauser

Trusts, Estate

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30 W. Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701

Charles Robert Stewart

Mediation, Trusts, Divorce & Family Law, Elder Law

Status: Licensed: 21 Years

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Frederick, MD 21702

Maura Christine Fisher

Litigation, Trusts, Estate, Family Law

Status: Licensed: 31 Years

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1 W Church St, Frederick, MD 21701

Lorraine Marie Burr Prete

Juvenile Law, Government, Trusts, Family Law

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LEGAL TERMS

ADMINISTRATION (OF AN ESTATE)

The court-supervised distribution of the probate estate of a deceased person. If there is a will that names an executor, that person manages the distribution. I... (more...)

The court-supervised distribution of the probate estate of a deceased person. If there is a will that names an executor, that person manages the distribution. If not, the court appoints someone, who is generally known as the administrator. In some states, the person is called the 'personal representative' in either instance.

PROBATE

The court process following a person's death that includes proving the authenticity of the deceased person's will appointing someone to handle the deceased pers... (more...)

The court process following a person's death that includes proving the authenticity of the deceased person's will appointing someone to handle the deceased person's affairs identifying and inventorying the deceased person's property paying debts and taxes identifying heirs, and distributing the deceased person's property according to the will or, if there is no will, according to state law. Formal court-supervised probate is a costly, time-consuming process -- a windfall for lawyers -- which is best avoided if possible.

STATUTORY SHARE

The portion of a deceased person's estate that a spouse is entitled to claim under state law. The statutory share is usually one-third or one-half of the deceas... (more...)

The portion of a deceased person's estate that a spouse is entitled to claim under state law. The statutory share is usually one-third or one-half of the deceased spouse's property, but in some states the exact amount of the spouse's share depends on whether or not the couple has young children and, in a few states, on how long the couple was married. In most states, if the deceased spouse left a will, the surviving spouse must choose either what the will provides or the statutory share. Sometimes the statutory share is known by its more arcane legal name, dower and curtesy, or as a forced or elective share.

CURATOR

See conservator.

IN TERROREM

Latin meaning 'in fear.' This phrase is used to describe provisions in contracts or wills meant to scare a person into complying with the terms of the agreement... (more...)

Latin meaning 'in fear.' This phrase is used to describe provisions in contracts or wills meant to scare a person into complying with the terms of the agreement. For example, a will might state that an heir will forfeit her inheritance if she challenges the validity of the will. Of course, if the will is challenged and found to be invalid, then the clause itself is also invalid and the heir takes whatever she would have inherited if there were no will.

CONTINGENT BENEFICIARY

1) An alternate beneficiary named in a will, trust or other document. 2) Any person entitled to property under a will if one or more prior conditions are satisf... (more...)

1) An alternate beneficiary named in a will, trust or other document. 2) Any person entitled to property under a will if one or more prior conditions are satisfied. For example, if Fred is entitled to take property under a will only if he's married at the time of the will maker's death, Fred is a contingent beneficiary. Similarly, if Ellen is named to receive a house only in the event her mother, who has been named to live in the house, moves out of it, Ellen is a contingent beneficiary.

SPRINKLING TRUST

A trust that gives the person managing it (the trustee) the discretion to disburse its funds among the beneficiaries in any way he or she sees fit.

KINDRED

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

TRUST MERGER

Under a trust, the situation that occurs when the sole trustee and the sole beneficiary are the same person or institution. Then, there's no longer the separati... (more...)

Under a trust, the situation that occurs when the sole trustee and the sole beneficiary are the same person or institution. Then, there's no longer the separation between the trustee's legal ownership of trust property from the beneficiary's interest. The trust 'merges' and ceases to exist.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Johnson v. Johnson

... George T. Bogert, The Law of Trusts and Trustees Â§ 181 at 244-46 (Rev.2d ed.1979) (internal footnotes omitted). ... Once the shares were distributed into Trusts A and B, the Trust set forth how the Trustee was to hold, manage, and distribute the Trust. ...

Elder v. Smith

... Vol.), Â§ 8-104 of the Estates and Trusts Article ("ET"). ... Again, the Estates and Trusts Article governs such claims, and there is nothing in that Article permitting a creditor with a pre-death claim to enhance the priority of its claim post-death. ...

Spry v. Gooner

... appellants lacked standing. The basis of the order was that appellants were not "interested persons" within the meaning of Maryland Code (2001 Repl.Vol., 2008 Supp.), Â§ 1-101(i) of the Estates & Trusts Article ("ET"). Ralph Gooner ...

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Frederick Trusts Lawyer, Maryland

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Cromwell & Associates, LLC

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Seymour B Stern

Bridget Elizabeth Pelino

Peter Reddick Montefusco

Joseph S Welty

Michael Hugh Delauter

Jeffrey P McEvoy

William Earl Sauser

Charles Robert Stewart

Maura Christine Fisher

Lorraine Marie Burr Prete

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LEGAL TERMS

ADMINISTRATION (OF AN ESTATE)

PROBATE

STATUTORY SHARE

CURATOR

IN TERROREM

CONTINGENT BENEFICIARY

SPRINKLING TRUST

KINDRED

TRUST MERGER

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Johnson v. Johnson

Elder v. Smith

Spry v. Gooner

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