As Baltimore County?s senior population ? already one of the largest in the state ? ages, staff at its estates court said their workload soared almost 75 percent in the past decade.

The county?s Orphans Court, which validates wills, administers estates and handles inheritance disputes, held 284 formal hearings in 2005. That?s 74 percent more than in 1995, said Jeremy Henderson, the court?s judicial assistant and only full-time support staff member.

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