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Alex Ron Schoephoerster

Estate Planning, Environmental Law Other, Securities, Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  9 Years

Andrew David Hultgren

Estate, Divorce, Child Custody
Status:  In Good Standing           

Anthony E. Toepfer

Divorce & Family Law, Landlord-Tenant, Wills & Probate, Child Custody, Divorce
Status:  In Good Standing           

Anthony James Weigel

Wills & Probate, Divorce, Elder Law, Corporate
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  18 Years

Anthony Everett Toepfer

Immigration, Government Agencies, Wills & Probate, Divorce & Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  12 Years

Bethany Joy Cross

Commercial Real Estate, Estate Planning, Business
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  7 Years

Betsey Lund Ross

Landlord-Tenant, Estate, Employment, Divorce
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  16 Years

Brian John Schoenborn

Estate Planning, Environmental Law Other, Securities, Bankruptcy
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  29 Years

Cassie Lajean Loeffler

General Practice
Status:  In Good Standing           Licensed:  12 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

FAMILY ALLOWANCE

A certain amount of a deceased person's money to which immediate family members are entitled at the beginning of the probate process. The allowance is meant to ... (more...)
A certain amount of a deceased person's money to which immediate family members are entitled at the beginning of the probate process. The allowance is meant to help support the surviving spouse and children during the time it takes to probate the estate. The amount is determined by state law and varies greatly from state to state.

PETITION

A formal written request made to a court, asking for an order or ruling on a particular matter. For example, if you want to be appointed conservator for an elde... (more...)
A formal written request made to a court, asking for an order or ruling on a particular matter. For example, if you want to be appointed conservator for an elderly relative, you must file a petition with a court. See also complaint.

INTESTATE

The condition of dying without a valid will. The probate court appoints an administrator to distribute the deceased person's property according to state law.

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 ... (more...)
A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 million in a generation-skipping trust free of this tax. The GSST is imposed when the middle-generation beneficiaries die and the property is transferred to the third-generation beneficiaries. Every dollar over $1 million is subject to the highest existing estate tax rate--currently 55%--at the time the GSTT tax is applied.

GRANTOR

Someone who creates a trust. Also called a trustor or settlor.

RESIDUARY ESTATE

The property that remains in a deceased person's estate after all specific gifts are made, and all debts, taxes, administrative fees, probate costs, and court c... (more...)
The property that remains in a deceased person's estate after all specific gifts are made, and all debts, taxes, administrative fees, probate costs, and court costs are paid. The residuary estate also includes any gifts under a will that fail or lapse. For example, Connie's will leaves her house and all its furnishings to Andrew, her VW bug to her friend Carl, and the remainder of her property (the residuary estate) to her sister Sara. She doesn't name any alternate beneficiaries. Carl dies before Connie. The VW bug becomes part of the residuary estate and passes to Sara, along with all of Connie's property other than the house and furnishings. Also called the residual estate or residue.

CHARITABLE TRUST

Any trust designed to make a substantial gift to a charity and also achieve income and estate tax savings for the person who creates the trust (the grantor).

CURATOR

See conservator.

FAILURE OF ISSUE

A situation in which a person dies without children who could have inherited her property.