Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland

Mother in law was involved with her significant other for over 50 years---NO WILL,NO MARRIAGE; He is survived by a brother and a sister; Is there anything my Mother in Law can do to protect herself---she still resides in the home they shared for 50+ years


Asked on 7/07/12, 9:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Cedulie Laumann Arden Law Firm, LLC

A simple planning document like a will or deed can designate anyone the planner wants to inherit property. If no planning is done during the lifetime, then the law says how property gets divided under the laws of intestate succession. Significant others do not inherit under intestate succession.

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Answered on 7/10/12, 10:48 am


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