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222 Bosley Ave, Suite C&
Towson, MD, 21204
United States

(410) 828-8871

Website for the Law Office of Stephen E. Bailey, lawyer in Baltimore, MD. Office located in Towson. Attorney specializing in elder law (wills, trusts, advance health care directives, power of attorney, and guardianships).

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Probate

Estate Administration, Register of Wills, Personal Representative, Executor, Letters of Administration, Estate Tax, Inheritance Tax, Tangible Property, Specific Bequest, Residuary Estate, Inventory, Probate Appraisal, Revocable Living Trust in Baltimore County, Maryland

WE HELP YOU NAVIGATE THE PROBATE PROCESS

By hiring an attorney, you can get help making sure that you have everything that you need before visiting the Register of Wills office. We can help you by filling out the paperwork that is required to “open an estate”, be appointed personal representative, and receive letters of administration. We make it easier to obtain a nominal bond for the Personal Representative which is required to open all regular estates in Maryland. We can help you properly complete the estate Inventory and Information Report by making sure that the date of death values of all probate assets are appropriately determined or appraised. We also insure that you fulfill the requirement to report and pay all inheritance tax owed on non-probate assets. We will help you track and report estate income and expenses and file a proper account to close the estate.

We can often save you more money than you pay us by reducing the amount of money paid to satisfy creditors. we can even help you pass out tax deductions to the benficiaries of the estate that may result in tax savings for many years. Need a referral for an appraiser or someone to clean out or fix up a home? We can help.

Probate involves more than just distributing the property of the deceased. Allowing us to guide you through the process will help you sleep at night and give you your life back.

A word about Revocable Living Trusts

“Avoiding probate at all costs” is often the main scare tactic and sales pitch of an estate planning lawyer who wants to sell you an expensive and confusing Revocable Living Trust to avoid probate. The lawyer often “forgets” to mention that this lengthy and confusing Revocable Living Trust often requires your family to hire the same lawyer to “interpret” and carry out the trust provisions that were supposed to save you time and money. Revocable Living Trusts often cost far more than having a simple will and good advice from an attorney who works with you and your loved ones to plan and carry out your wishes. Instead of “avoiding probate at all costs” perhaps it would be wise to avoid lawyers selling products that require you to “pay me now AND pay me later”.