By Timothy S. Barkley, Sr. March 2018. The bell on the outside doorknob jangled, startling the attorney out of his reverie. It had been a long day, and there was another client appointment pending. He straightened, stretched and strode to the waiting room. A middle-aged couple stood waiting there. He held out his hand, introducing himself. They reciprocated, “Albert Johnson, but you can call me Bertie.” “Elizabeth Johnson, and please...

The bill from the nursing home is enormous. In Maryland it averages about $8,000 per month, or about $100,000 per year.

A client visits the attorney and reflects on the experience of her mother in making her own end of life decisions.

A client visits the attorney and reflects on the experience of her mother in making her own end of life decisions.

By Tim Barkley. March 2013. Now that you’ve set up your living trust, you need to feed it to make it grow. In legal parlance, you need to “fund” your trust. The benefits of a living trust – probate avoidance, privacy, efficiency, estate tax avoidance – may be lost if you do not take the time to fund your trust and maintain it. “Funding” your trust means transferring title to your assets to your trust. Funding also includes making your...