Myers Law LLC - Attorney Julie D. Myers

02/17/2026

A Life Estate Deed with Powers is a useful tool for Maryland homeowners seeking to avoiding probate.

When it comes to estate planning, Maryland homeowners have several options to transfer real estate upon death. One powerful tool is the Maryland Life Estate Deed with Powers. This type of deed allows you to retain contr...

02/25/2025

When starting the estate planning process, many people feel overwhelmed and try to plan for every conceivable contingency. Realizing that most things in life are out of our control can help ease that anxiety. This article explaining the "circle of concern" versus the "circle of control" struck a chord with me.

In our daily lives, we constantly juggle concerns and responsibilities, many of which lie beyond our control. To help navigate this complexity, it's useful to understand the difference between the Circle of Concern and the Circle of Control.

06/13/2024

Look for the signs of financial exploitation. Keep the seniors in your life safe!

June 15th is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Charles Schwab has some good tips to help you recognize financial exploitation and protect the seniors in your life. https://lnkd.in/eFFfiHzJ

04/24/2024

Saving money on the front end often costs much more later.

Potential clients often ask me why they should pay a wills and trusts lawyer to draft a will when they can do one online for a few hundred dollars or less. The answer is not that doing an online will could put local att...

03/15/2024

Good news!

I'm happy to see the House of Delegates unanimously pass legislation that will move estate notices from increasingly monopolistic and unreliable print publications - almost all of which are owned and operated by out-of-state corporations and misprint notices on a weekly, if not daily, basis - to the Registers' website at no cost to the public. This will save Maryland families nearly $1.7 million per year in publication costs while preserving and protecting the due process rights of interested parties, who receive notice directly from the Registers of Wills.

Thanks to Delegate Elizabeth Embry for sponsoring this important bill and my colleagues for their support. On to the State Senate!

03/13/2024

Trusts can be complicated. Here I have summarized some of the basic concepts.

In simplest terms, a "trust" is a fiduciary relationship, or a relationship of trust, in which one person, the "Settlor," gives a second person, the "Trustee," the right to hold title to property or assets for the benefi...

02/03/2024

Thanks to Katherine L. Taylor, Esq. and the Howard County Bar Association - HCBA for this very informative program. It looks like attorneys representing small businesses are in for a lot of headaches.

02/03/2024

This is before my time, but it’s great to see a number of these fine attorneys who are still practicing law today!

Throwback Thursday going waaaay back

01/21/2024

Maryland's Office of Register of Wills -- What is the Register of Wills?

The Office of Register of Wills is a Maryland public office established under the state constitution. Each county (and Baltimore City) has its own Register of Wills that is elected for a four-year term. In general, the...

12/01/2023

What is a "Fiduciary?"

The word "fiduciary" is used frequently in the legal and estate planning communities, but not so frequently among non-attorneys. So, how is "fiduciary" defined? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the noun, "fiducia...

11/16/2023

Testamentary Capacity

Estate planning is full of jargon, and it can be overwhelming to a layperson. You may have heard the term, "testamentary capacity," but were not sure what it meant.

11/16/2023

What is Intestacy?

In short, "intestacy" is the state of dying without a valid will. If a person dies without a valid will, that person ("the decedent") is said to have died "intestate.” There are state laws that determine who will recei...