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Estate Planning and Probate
An Overview of Maryland’s New Elective Share Statute
Last fall, the Maryland legislature passed House Bill 99. The bill changed a surviving spouse’s elective share of the deceased spouse’s estate. In...
Prince’s Estate – Why Estate Planning Isn’t just for Married Couples and People with Children
Last month the pop music icon Prince died a sudden and untimely death at the age of 57. During the course of his career, Prince amassed a massive...
Tom Clancy’s Estate Attorney Faces Suit for 6 Million Dollar Mistake
By Tom Costello of Costello Law Group According to the Daily Record, Tom Clancy's widow, Alexandra Llewellyn Clancy, is attempting to remove J.W....
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Outdated Estate Plan May Cost His Family Millions
By Tom Costello of Costello Law Group According to an Investment News' report, Philip Seymour Hoffman may have left his longtime companion and the...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense of Marraige Act
By Tom Costello of Costello Law Group Yesterday, the Supreme Court struck down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in US. v. Windsor. Edie...
Widow Unable to Access Husband’s Account
On behalf of Thomas Costello of Costello Law Group Last year, Julia Bolena, lost her husband of 53 years to cancer. Since then, Mrs. Bolena has been...
Millionaire Dies Without a Will and Without Heirs
On behalf of Thomas Costello of Costello Law Group On April 27, 2013, the New York Times published an article about Roman Blum, a successful New...
Important Steps to Clarify Your Wishes for Organ Donation
On behalf of Thomas Costello of Costello Law Group If you want to become an organ upon your death, you need to do more than including an organ...
Google’s Inactive Account Manager Allows Users to Plan Their “Digital Afterlife”
On behalf of Thomas Costello of Costello Law Group Yesterday, Google announced a new feature that allows users to control the disposition of their...