Assuming some or all of the funds will be payable to your late husband's estate, any additional funds will require filing a supplemental inventory and supplemental account (if a regular estate) or a supplemental schedule B (if a small estate). Basically a Personal Representative has an... View More

You and your family can make a claim against the other driver's insurance company for property damage and bodily injury. If any of you were injured, you should retain an attorney. All of your claims are against the other driver and not the police. The police cannot be sued for failing to issue... View More

a Moped is a motor vehicle in Maryland and the operator must be licensed. A motor vehicle violation, if one is convicted, may trigger a violation of probation, but that depends on the terms of the probation order. You would be best to consult with a qualified traffic attorney who can evaluate the... View More

Your post presumes that you were found "guilty" and not granted a probation before judgment - which would avoid a 3 pt assessment. Filing an appeal results in additional time and expense, including an appeal fee and your (or an attorney's) reappearance before a Circuit Court judge.... View More

What you describe is pure guess, conjecture and speculation. You do not identify any hard evidence that a lighter (a) exploded in her home; or (b) was the cause of the fire that killed your sister.

The fact that it could have happened that way doesn’t mean it did. The fact that other... View More

The only code section relating to defamation is the statute of limitations applicable to commencement of suit, which is one year from the date of publication of the defamatory statement. MD Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings, § 5-105

As for the law of defamation, that is found in the... View More

There is the Maryland Health Occupations Code, which sets forth the statutory laws respecting social workers and the Board’s creation and responsibilities and powers.

The Board is empowered to draft and adopt regulations to carry out its purposes under the law. Agency regulations are all... View More

Upon divorce, each spouse is automatically removed by law as a beneficiary under their ex-spouse’s estate, even if they are named in a will at the time of the divorce. So you are not entitled to any distribution under your ex spouse’s estate.

In order for an ex-spouse to qualify for a... View More

Generally, there is no right to get a copy of anyone else's planning documents while the planner is still living. So if the relative who created this Trust is still living (and assuming it is a typical trust), usually it is entirely up to that person to decide what, if anything (or nothing)... View More

When someone dies without a will, their estate is divided among the relatives of the deceased, but that does not mean every blood relative gets an equal share. For instance, if someone dies and never had children and both parents were deceased, but they had four siblings, then their estate gets... View More

A Maryland attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. There is no universal short answer to your question. Every case is different, based on the liability of the premises and a claimant's injuries. Defense attorneys generally review cases in terms of whether it... View More

You can only get the charge expunged immediately after court if you were acquitted of the charge or the State entered a nolle prossequi dropping the charge. If you are convicted and receive probation before judgment, you must wait three years to get it expunged or sooner if you can show good cause.... View More

I suggest you contact a criminal defense lawyer and discuss this matter, and your conection to it, off-line and in private. Do not post any other facts on this public forum or you risk disclosing incriminating information if, in fact, you are behind any of the activities described by the police.... View More

It is possible to do so as part of your divorce, but that would be up to the judge after trial unless the two of you agree to remove him from the deed as part of a settlement of your divorce and all property and support issues. Ordinarily, the marital home is either bought out by one spouse paying... View More

I doubt they can meet the legal standard for proving theft scheme. Each one they might be able to identify and prove would more than likely be deemed separate independent incidents of theft, all misdemeanors. Theft scheme is simply a way to try to turn a series of misdemeanors into a felony, but... View More

The only likely scenario where you can continue paying the existing mortgage on your deceased father's home without replacing (refinancing) it, is if you are your father's heir and are receiving the house as part of his estate distribution. In that scenario, the law allows an heir in the... View More

The title company is required to report funds sent to you to the IRS based on your social security number. If you don't give them it, you cannot sell, and you will just have to pay the damages for breaching the contract to the buyer and the brokers. Then, you should ask them for their social... View More

No, you will not automatically get a trial date. You have 30 days from the date of the incident to request a trial or waiver hearing or to pay the citation. If you fail to act, your license will be suspended. You should request a trial and not a waiver hearing if you wish to contest the ticket.... View More

If no work has been performed or materuials ordered, then you can cancel and disavow the contract without penalty. If you've paid the initial deposit, and the contractor has commenced work or ordered materials, then you have partial performance and either side can argue the contract has been... View More

I am sorry for your loss. Married couples can hold property a few different ways and how the title reads on the deed affects what you need to do when one person passes.

Usually (but not always) married couples own property as "tenants by the entirety" - if so, then by operation... View More