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Benefits | Included Documents | Features | Pricing

Authored by Mary Beth Beattie with John Arthur Jones , Edward F. Koren,
Richard L. Stockton, Partners at Holland & Knight LLP

(Originally authored by Abel J. Merrill, Merrill & Cruttenden, P.A.)

WHAT SETS MARYLAND WILLS & TRUSTS APART?

Maryland Wills & Trusts helps you create high-quality estate planning documents tailored to your clients’ individual needs. Authored by nationally recognized estate planning experts, the program's patented Intelligent Legal Technology® uses a question and answer session to guide you through the drafting process, with up-to-date research and analysis tailored to each question appears on screen when you need it. You can also see your document change as you select among a question’s choices. The program generates legally sound, internally consistent documents and sends them to your word processor. Most importantly, the software works!

PRODUCT BENEFITS OVERVIEW

• Better allocate your time. Spend less time on your documents and more time on your clients – why waste your time cutting and pasting and then editing for consistency?

• Spot issues. Lawgic® asks the right questions. You still make the decisions.

• Keep your documents up-to-date. Rely on Lawgic's regular updates to ensure that your documents incorporate the latest legal developments.

DOCUMENTS INCLUDED

Wills

• Stand-alone Will
• Simple Will
• Ultra-simple Will
• Disclaimer Will
• Pour-Over Will
• Codicil to Will

Trusts

• Revocable Inter Vivos Trust, including provisions for the following trusts: marital, QTIP, credit shelter, children's, grandchildren's, GST exempt, escendant's, QDOT, standby trust, and special needs trusts (medicaid or protective).
• Amended and Restated Revocable Inter Vivos Trust
• Amendment to Revocable Inter Vivos Trust
• Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT)
• Grandchild 's Trust
• Trust for Minor
• Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT)
• Qualified Personal Residence Trust (QPRT)
• Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust (IDIT)
• Charitable Remainder Trust (IRS form)

DPAs and Related Documents

• Medical Power of Attorney for Minor Child
• Advanced Directive for Health Care
• Durable Power of Attorney
• Living Will
• Anatomical Gift by Living Donor
• DPA Escrow Instructions from Client to Attorney
• Revocation of DPA

Ancillary Documents

• Assignment (Tangible Personal Property, Stock, Other)
• Certificate of Trust
• Delegation of Powers by Trustees
• Trustee Resignation
• Crummey Notices

Client Letters

• Sending Documents Letter
• Funding the Trust Letter
• Checklist for Will Execution
• Checklist for Trust Execution
• Engagement Letter
• Nonengagement Letter
• Disengagement Letter
• Estate Planning Questionnaire Cover Letter
• Custom Client Letter

And More …

• Template Assistant
• Synopsis of Trust or Will
• Worksheet of Questions
• Client Questionnaire

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Easily create mirror documents for a spouse.
• Enter shared information only once.
• Automatically generate a client synopsis of the will or trust.
• Reduce research efforts with a searchable library of resources.
• Template Assistant feature easily creates and saves templates for use with multiple clients.
• Automatically exports to Microsoft® Word 2000 (or higher) or Corel®  WordPerfect® 8 (or higher) using autonumbering and Table of Contents updating.

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