Year: 2024
While the holidays may occasionally bring more existential questions (i.e., “What is the true meaning of Christmas?”), at Bulman Dunie, we prefer to tackle more important questions of our time. Read along as our attorneys debate the age-old question – is Die Hard a Christmas movie or…
One of the most emotionally charged issues in custody cases is time-sharing during the holiday season. Regardless of whether parents have just separated or have a long-standing custody agreement, the holidays can prove a tenuous time. Newly Separated Parents For newly separated parents, shared custody…
We expect contrasting changes to federal and state estate and gift tax laws in 2025. With a new year and a Republican sweep of Congress and the White House, we expect the federal estate tax exemptions will stay the same or increase. But given the…
It’s Thanksgiving time! Based upon reaction to past newsletter articles, our newsletter readers seem conspicuously interested in our opinions on holiday food. To settle the debate – or perhaps to start an even more lively one – BDBF attorneys dish on our favorite Thanksgiving desserts….
What is a Liability Claim? All of us have the duty, at all times, to use ordinary care in how we conduct ourselves. Whether that is driving down the street, walking down the sidewalk, or representing someone in a lawsuit, we have a duty of…
Previous articles in our e-newsletter have discussed incapacity planning through powers of attorney as a critical component of estate planning. However, there are a few reasons why it is especially important for people in their 20s and 30s to plan for the possibility of incapacity through powers of…
It’s prenup season at Bulman Dunie. Like many things, requests for prenuptial agreements (or “prenups”) seem to come in waves. One initial question that prospective prenup clients commonly ask is whether to consider such a document. Two Reasons for a Prenup in Maryland and D.C….
The most common reason why young families reach out to Bulman Dunie for estate planning is because they want to ensure that their children are protected should anything happen to them. An estate plan offers several mechanisms to protect and care for your children should…
Halloween will soon be here! The hits of 2024 involve political candidates, Australian breakdancing sensation Ray-gun, and any character from Beetlejuice. But at BDBF, we like to live in our past glory. After all, many of us were much more exciting about 20 years ago….
In what has become a much-loved (and surprisingly well-read) tradition with our September newsletter, BDBF attorneys recap our summer vacations. If you’re really interested, you can see our 2022 recap and our 2023 recap! Liz Farley This summer, we traveled to Saratoga Springs, New York for our wedding!…
