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Schrader Companion Duff & Law, PLLC.
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At Schrader Companion Duff & Law, PLLC., we are well aware of your rights, and are dedicated to getting you the compensation you and your loved ones deserve.

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1. Sandra K. Law Wheeling, WV
  Attorney at Law - WV, 1992
  Duquesne University J.D. 1992
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Larry W. Mayfield

Business Organization, Contract, Estate Planning, Family Law

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1714 Mileground Road, Morgantown, WV 26505

Julia Catherine Amos

Trusts, Gift Taxation, Civil & Human Rights, Corporate

Status: Deceased Licensed: 23 Years

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Fairmont, WV 26555

Tiffany R. Durst

Litigation, Estate Planning, Adoption, Personal Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 27 Years

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2414 Cranberry Square, Morgantown, WV 26508

Eric H. London

Real Estate, Estate Planning, Corporate, Business Organization

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 36 Years

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6000 Hampton Center, Morgantown, WV 26507

Michelle L. Bechtel

Estate Planning, Corporate, Business Organization, Administrative Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 23 Years

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7000 Hampton Ctr, Morgantown, WV 26505

Anthony J. Ferrise

International, Gift Taxation, Corporate, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 39 Years

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421 Rebecca St, Morgantown, WV 26505

Doreen L. Seamon

Firearms, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 13 Years

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2101 About Town Place, Morgantown, WV 26505

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TAKING AGAINST THE WILL

A procedure under state law that gives a surviving spouse the right to demand a certain share (usually one-third to one-half) of the deceased spouse's property.... (more...)

A procedure under state law that gives a surviving spouse the right to demand a certain share (usually one-third to one-half) of the deceased spouse's property. The surviving spouse can take that share instead of accepting whatever he or she inherited through the deceased spouse's will. If the surviving spouse decides to take the statutory share, it's called 'taking against the will.' Dower and curtesy is another name for the same legal process.

SUMMARY PROBATE

A relatively simple probate proceeding available for 'small estates,' as that term is defined by state law. Every state's definition is different, and many are ... (more...)

A relatively simple probate proceeding available for 'small estates,' as that term is defined by state law. Every state's definition is different, and many are complicated, but a few examples include estates worth up to $100,000 in California; New York estates where property, excluding real estate and amounts that must be set aside for surviving family members, is worth $20,000 or less; and Texas estates where the value of property doesn't exceed what is needed to pay a family allowance and certain creditors.

CREDIT SHELTER TRUST

See AB trust.

HOLOGRAPHIC WILL

A will that is completely handwritten, dated and signed by the person making it. Holographic wills are generally not witnessed. Although it's legal in many stat... (more...)

A will that is completely handwritten, dated and signed by the person making it. Holographic wills are generally not witnessed. Although it's legal in many states, making a holographic will is never advised except as a last resort.

SELF-PROVING WILL

A will that is created in a way that allows a probate court to easily accept it as the true will of the person who has died. In most states, a will is self-prov... (more...)

A will that is created in a way that allows a probate court to easily accept it as the true will of the person who has died. In most states, a will is self-proving when two witnesses sign under penalty of perjury that they observed the willmaker sign it and that he told them it was his will. If no one contests the validity of the will, the probate court will accept the will without hearing the testimony of the witnesses or other evidence. To make a self-proving will in other states, the willmaker and one or more witnesses must sign an affidavit (sworn statement) before a notary public certifying that the will is genuine and that all willmaking formalities have been observed.

NONPROBATE

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surv... (more...)

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surviving spouse and property left outside of a will through probate-avoidance methods such as pay-on-death designations, joint tenancy ownership, living trusts and life insurance. Property that avoids probate is sometimes described as the 'nonprobate estate.' Nonprobate distribution may also occur if the deceased person leaves an invalid will. In that case, property will pass according to the particular state's laws of intestate succession.

CURATOR

See conservator.

PRETERMITTED HEIR

A child or spouse who is not mentioned in a will and whom the court believes was accidentally overlooked by the person who made the will. For example, a child b... (more...)

A child or spouse who is not mentioned in a will and whom the court believes was accidentally overlooked by the person who made the will. For example, a child born or adopted after the will is made may be deemed a pretermitted heir. If the court determines that an heir was accidentally omitted, that heir is entitled to receive the same share of the estate as she would have if the deceased had died without a will. A pretermitted heir is sometimes called an 'omitted heir.'

PREDECEASED SPOUSE

In the law of wills, a spouse who dies before the will maker while still married to him or her.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

IN RE JAMES

... 885, 575 SE2d 864 (2002). Therefore, the HPS found no violation by Respondent of Rule 1.9(a). The DeFrances case involved an estate lawyer who met briefly with a testator who had a will, but who ultimately did not utilize the lawyer's estate planning services. ...

Rosier v. Rosier

... At his deposition, Mr. Miller stated that he consulted with Stearl Rosier and Robert Lee Rosier about estate planning. ... Further, the property transfers were made to effectuate estate planning, as opposed to part of an attempt to defraud his wife. ...

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Larry W. Mayfield

Julia Catherine Amos

Tiffany R. Durst

Eric H. London

Michelle L. Bechtel

Anthony J. Ferrise

Doreen L. Seamon

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LEGAL TERMS

TAKING AGAINST THE WILL

SUMMARY PROBATE

CREDIT SHELTER TRUST

HOLOGRAPHIC WILL

SELF-PROVING WILL

NONPROBATE

CURATOR

PRETERMITTED HEIR

PREDECEASED SPOUSE

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

IN RE JAMES

Rosier v. Rosier

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