Maryland Last Will and Testament are they really that necessary?

Many individual have a preconceived notion that a Maryland Last Will and Testament is nothing necessary and one could definitely go through life without one. Well this is partly correct as you per se do not need a last will and testament. However, should you not have a Maryland Will at the time of your death then your family will face some consequences and incur some expenses that you wish that a Will had been created when you were alive. Essentially the process works like this. Once you pass away and your estate is to be distributed if there is not a Last Will and Testament then there really is no way of telling who is to receive your assets. Lets say that you are married and have a collection of antique coins that was passed down to you by your grandfather. Well, your grandfather had always told you and everybody in your family that after he passes on he would like you to keep the coins but to also share it with your brother. However, upon your passing since there is no Maryland Will the courts will have to decide who gets the coin collection. In cases were the Will does not exist, then the entire estate will go to probate court in order to determine who will receive the assets. In the previous example, your wife may say that she is entitled to the coins as she is your wife and has lived with you for most of your life. However, your brother may also contend that it is common knowledge in your family that your grandfather desired him to also have the coins as well. This produces a problem that the probate court needs to find a solution to. Probate court is very similar to a regular court but almost entirely deals with cases and issues related to estates and distributions from estates. The issue that your heirs will face is that they will need to hire special attorneys known as probate attorneys whose jobs are to fight in court in order to get what your beneficiaries or heirs feel that they are entitled to. The problem with this is that the legal cost of these attorneys tends to be very high this will be solely borne by your heirs. And depending on how complex the case is the adjudication of the estate my take years and as such the attorney’s will be charging their high hourly rates. To think that all of this could have easily and cost-effectively been settled had there been a Maryland Will created before death. A Maryland Will created by a Maryland Attorney sets out exactly all of the wants and desires of the individual creating the will. The person creating the Will is also known as the Testator. It is the specific desire and wants of the testator that the courts are interested in when examining a Will and because it is in writing then so many legal battles and costs can be avoided by simply have a professional Maryland Attorney create this document.