Maryland Probate & Estate Administration Lawyers
Probate laws and estate administration involve the distribution of an individual’s estate. People doing estate planning rely on these legal processes to ensure the state handles their plan accordingly. The court system will distribute the person’s assets and debts as they intended when they pass away.
Lawyers specializing in a state’s probate court system and estate administration understand how these associated processes work. With their expertise, individuals can be confident that the recently deceased will execute their estate plan correctly. Here is a closer look at what these procedures focus on.
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What Areas of Maryland Do You Serve?
The offices of Albers & Associates are located in Westminster Maryland, which conveniently serves the surrounding Carroll County, Frederick County, and Baltimore County areas, and in Columbia Maryland which serves the Howard County areas of Maryland.
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Why Should I Choose Albers & Associates?
The lawyers at Albers & Associates are experienced, local to Maryland, and include both former Maryland prosecutors, and award-winning attorneys. We work with our clients every step of the way, put all questions to rest, and work hard to achieve the best possible outcome for everyone. Just read our reviews on Google, Facebook, or the testimonials page.
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What Can I Do to Help My Case Before the Trial?
We recommend that every client, regardless of guilt or innocence, complete an alcohol assessment and treatment course before going to court. While Albers & Associates is always ready for trial and prepared to defend your case, you must walk into court with the protection of having done an assessment and treatment. If you don’t complete an assessment and treatment and are found guilty either after a trial or a plea agreement, then the judge is going to order that you complete an alcohol program as part of your supervised probation. Often times, the court will grant a client unsupervised probation if they have already completed treatment.
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PROBATE & ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
What Is Probate?
Probate is the legal process of proving that a will is valid. Typically, it involves establishing the identity of the deceased person and that they had the mental capacity to make a will. Will writing is only a part of estate planning and administration. Essentially, a person’s estate plan is a collection of legal documents, including their will.
The testator — the individual who wrote the will — leaves their assets and estate taxes to their heirs or beneficiaries upon death. They are legally known as intestates if they die without writing a will. Estates in intestacy will go through a different estate administration process that intestate heirs will need to follow.
What Is Estate Administration?
Estate administration is the legal process of distributing a deceased person’s estate, which includes their assets, debts, and liabilities. Estate administrators are the officials responsible for handling the estate appointed by the court. These people are also in charge of disposing of a person’s estate if they are intestate.
When it comes to estate disposal, a person can leave some parts of their estate out of their will and estate plan. Likewise, a person can specify that they want to dispose of certain parts of their estate after death. In these cases, the executor will ensure that they dispose of the person’s estate accordingly.