Category: Elder Law

When a family member is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia, it can be a challenging and emotionally taxing experience. Amid the emotional and practical concerns, it’s crucial to address the legal aspects of care and support. Legal planning and elder law play a vital role in ensuring the well-being of your loved one and the… Continued

In Maryland, guardianships are often necessary for individuals who are unable to care for themselves or make decisions due to mental or physical incapacity. In this article, we will discuss the reasons for guardianship in Maryland and the process of obtaining a guardianship and most importantly, what you need to know about guardianship in Maryland… Continued

As your parents get older, you may realize that they are more forgetful.  This can manifest itself in subtle ways at first, such as forgetting to close the garage door, repeating stories, or not knowing what day of the week it is.  These memory lapses may intensify over the years, and what begins as “senior… Continued

In it’s April issue, What’s Up Media featured Tara Frame as the Expert of the Month for estate planning, probate, and elder law.  The magazine feature profiles local business professionals who are serving as experts in their respective fields. In the feature, Tara answers questions about what inspired her to work in the field of… Continued

Sure, people are living longer these days, but are their lives happy in their later years, or are they filled with stress, depression, loneliness, and confusion? Sadly for many, it is the latter. But there are steps that you can take to prevent this decline in quality of life from happening to yourself or your… Continued

Does your estate plan protect assets from long-term care costs? Does it include a strategy for long-term care?  Many people think that if they’ve done an estate plan, they have covered long-term care or Medicaid planning issues.  Nothing could be further from the truth. Medicaid planning is not estate planning and you’ll need an Elder… Continued

What is Probate and Why Should I Care? When an individual dies, unless, they have a trust, their assets first have to pass through probate before they can be transferred to beneficiaries. Probate is the legal process of validating a person’s will and making distribution pursuant to the terms of the will. During probate, the… Continued

None of us wants to think about having an illness, being incapacitated, growing older, or how to care for a family member in these situations.  But, advance care planning is an important step you can take for yourself and your loved ones, at any age.  After all, none of us knows when a car accident,… Continued

Frame & Frame Attorneys at Law welcomes Attorney Veronica Zoberbier to the firm. Veronica will be leading the firm’s estate planning practice in Frederick, MD. Veronica has been working in the legal field since 2001 and is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association. Her areas of expertise include Wills, Trusts and Powers of… Continued

AARP’s Where We Live: Communities for All Ages is a free publication created by the Maryland Health Commissioner, community leaders, and non-profits, and highlights the issues and goals that certain communities are working towards to make neighborhoods, towns, and cities better places to live. Several Maryland communities made the list this year because of the… Continued