Dugan, McKissick and Longmore, L.L.C.

Upcoming Seminar

January 19, 2011

If you planned to attend Joann Wood’s November 16 seminar at Cedar Point Federal Credit Union on The Basics of Estate Planning – maximum capacity has been reached.  So, to accommodate demands of credit union members and the public, we have added another date.  If you wish to attend, bring your own lunch and get some facts on estate planning, from 11:00 a.m. until about 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at the Maple Drive branch of the credit union in Lexington Park.  Credit Union members are eligible to attend and can enroll by calling 301-863-7071 at x8427 or X8432.  For more information, go the credit union website at http://www.cpfcu.pfyfn.com/seminars.cfm .

If you have recorded any documents in Land Records since July 1, 2011, you may have noticed an increase in the costs to record.  The Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2011 amended the Courts and Judicial Proceeding Article §13-604 to increase the surcharge on all recordable instruments from $20.00 to $40.00.  This means the recording fee on a deed on a principal residence is now $60.00.  The recording fee on a mortgage for a principal residence is now $60.00.  Both used to be $40.00.  These are a few examples of the results of this change in the law.