Cedulie Renee Laumann

Attorney Cedulie Laumann is the managing attorney and founding member of small law firm in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The firm handles real estate, small business, and estate/trust matters.

She enjoys helping clients reach positive solutions to their legal needs. Her firm employs innovative "flat fee" billing arrangements and fee options outside the traditional hourly based approach.

"Legal Answers & Representation Relevant to YOUR needs!"

• General Civil

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  10 minute no-cost free phone consult. Call 410-216-7000. We can answer many quick questions for free, or browse our website for common answers to deed, trust and other questions. Or schedule a private, in-depth consultation (1hr - 1.5 hrs) with Managing Attorney (10-20 years experience) for a flat $300 consult fee for most matters. 100% of the paid consult fee is applied towards estate planning
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• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  10 min no cost initial consult by phone or email. Flat fee consultations for up to 1.5 hour attorney meeting. Flat fee billing option for most matters we handle, including Estate Planning (Trusts, Wills, etc.), Business Formation (LLCs, etc.) and Real Estate (Deeds, contracts, etc.) See our pricing guide on our website for representative fees or call us. While all the firm's clients are given clear understanding of fees up-front, this list is not a promise to represent, some situations may require additional work and no attorney/client relationship is formed unless we meet and both agree.

Maryland

Since 2003

managing attorney

Arden Law Firm, LLC

Current

Adjunct Faculty

St. Joseph's University

Current

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Honors: Order of the Coif Top 10% of Graduating Class

Maryland State Bar

Member

2003 - Current

Q. I am considering selling my home. My husband passed in 2020. I am on the deed, but not the mortgage.

October 22, 2024

A: I am sorry for your loss. Married couples can hold property a few different ways and how the title reads on the deed affects what you need to do when one person passes.

Usually (but not always) married couples own property as "tenants by the entirety" - if so, then by operation of law the surviving spouse owns the whole property and does not need to do anything else legally (besides showing the title company your husband's death certificate when you sell).

Occasionally married couples will not hold as tenants by the entirety. If for any reason the deed is titled differently, for example if you purchased before marriage and the deed does not include survivorship rights, then 1/2 of the property would need to go through probate and you'd need to open an estate for your husband and be appointed as Personal Representative.

An attorney could confirm this in under 2 minutes in most cases. While not legal advice, I hope that it helps! ... Read More

Q. Can a lawsuit assume a trust if a co-trustee is sued?

October 3, 2024

A: A Trustee overseeing someone else's Trust is a fiduciary or someone who manages someone else's money/assets. In some situations a Trustee actually manages their own assets for their own benefit in which case their creditors could usually get at such assets. However, when a fiduciary (trustee) manages someone else's Trust, the fiduciary's personal liabilities should not impact the Trust.

That said, it is very important to make sure that the Trustee is identified as a Trustee (and not a co-owner) of any Trust assets. It is also probably helpful to make sure the trust instrument has spendthrift provisions for beneficiaries, particularly if anyone besides your mom is a beneficiary.

While not legal advice I hope that this general information helps. ... Read More

Q. What is the minimum reasonable hours per week for part time employees according to the law considering 39.999 is the max

August 31, 2024

A: Maryland law does not set any kind of minimum hours per week for part-time employees. It is up to the employer and employee to determine the schedule. Except for a few limited exceptions, minimum wage is not dependent on the number of hours worked and applies whether an employee works 1 or 40 hours per week.