Monthly Archives: July 2026
Filial Responsibility and Maryland Law
Caring for elderly parents can be financially burdensome, no matter the circumstances. People who do not live near their parents may contribute to the cost of home health aide services or nursing home care. They might co-sign with their parents so that the son or daughter is legally responsible for the nursing home bills… Read More »
The Generous Aunt’s Dilemma
You are proud of the many roles you play in life, as a professional mentor, a cat mom, and a well-traveled and well-read person. People are impressed with your credentials, your resourcefulness, and your repeated triumphs over adversity, but the title of which you are the proudest is “cool aunt.” You have worn this… Read More »
Payment for the Personal Representative of an Estate
Most of the time, the rewards for the services you perform for your family are not financial ones. Sometimes it is easy to doubt that there are any rewards at all. When you were young, your parents spat out disapproval at anything you did; you got the same response whether you tried to please… Read More »
The Perils of Being a Trustee
Trust between two people is something pure and priceless. It means that each one assumes that the other does not have ulterior motives. Whoever said that money is the root of all evil must have been thinking of trust law. People place their money in a trust because they want it to fly under… Read More »
