If we have learned one thing from the feedback we’ve received from our readers, it’s that you love nothing more than posts about music, movies, and food. Who are we to disappoint you? The Fourth of July has come and gone, and we’re fully in…
Deciding where the children will attend school can be a daunting process, even for intact families. This is particularly true in the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, where there are so many choices, from public school to private school to magnet programs and charters. However,…
Every day, the estate and trust team at Bulman Dunie assist clients who serve as “Personal Representatives” (a/k/a “Executors”) of an estate in navigating the probate process. Probate can be complicated, but there are some easy steps that can be taken from Day 1 to…
Last month, my wife and I signed our own trust. Just like nearly all of my clients who create trusts, my wife and retitled our home into our trust. In retitling our home into our trust, we signed a deed conveying title to the property…
Memorial Day Weekend—at once, a holiday to mark a solemn occasion, but simultaneously the unofficial start of summer. How do BDBF attorneys commonly spend their long Memorial Day Weekend? We asked them! Liz Farley Memorial Day Weekend means the start of summer and the start…
On April 24, 2024, Partner Meg Rosan presented to the D.C. Bar, Family Law Section, on the complex dynamics in “Resist and Refuse Cases”. Meg’s panel discussed “resist and refuse dynamics“, which present in cases where a child is resisting or refusing time with one parent. This can,…
Maryland is one of the few states that charges “inheritance tax”. We’ll start with the good news before you read on—fortunately, most conveyances of property are exempt from inheritance tax. However, it is important to be aware of inheritance tax as you consider bequests from…
Nobody asks to be a plaintiff or a defendant in a lawsuit. Very few of us wake up and think “I’d really like to spend the next several months of my life talking to lawyers.” But, try as you might to avoid it, the day…
Many clients come to an estate planning consultation with a belief that a Last Will and Testament is the tool that disposes of their assets after they have passed away. Assets that transfer to your heirs via a Will must go through the court-supervised process…
In legislation that we will be keeping a close eye on, Maryland officials have proposed significantly reducing the state estate tax exemption from $5 Million to $2 Million. This would expose thousands more Marylanders – and many Bulman Dunie clients – to estate tax. What…
